Synonyms for leading indicator
lead·ing in·di·ca·tor

Princeton's WordNet

1. leading indicatornoun

   one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future

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1. • Index

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1. Jasper Lawler:

   If bank stocks are a leading indicator then broader markets are in for a large pullback.

2. Lynn Vavreck:

   People have created this character out of college-educated women, because they seem to be the leading indicator of this decline for the Republican Party, but the story is about white college-educated people and white women.

3. Michael Skvarla:

   Entomology can function as a leading indicator for ecology, the fact that this insect was spotted in a region that it hasn’t been seen in over half a century tells us something more broadly about the environment.

4. Doee Kitessa:

   This study can help hospitals and states target quality improvement initiatives toward the leading indicator of severe maternal morbidity, while the data is based on billing codes and not patient charts, it’s an excellent start to understanding the causes of maternal morbidity by state and the disparities that exist.

5. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Investors are monitoring when a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks will stop as the sector is a leading indicator for economic confidence.