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Leading and Lagging Indicators

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Takeaway

  • Consumer Confidence, Sales, and Stock Prices tend to lead changes in the overall economy
  • Unemployment can lag behind the general economy for months or sometimes years
Teaser 

Lingo Video: Economist Mike Brandl explains how some measures of the economy can signal a coming change, and others take a while to catch up to the big picture.

Takeaway 
  • Consumer Confidence, Sales, and Stock Prices tend to lead changes in the overall economy
  • Unemployment can lag behind the general economy for months or sometimes years

Economist Mike Brandl explains how some measures of the economy can signal a coming change, and others take a while to catch up to the big picture.

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