Building Permits for New Private Housing Units Are Listed as a Leading

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Building permits for new private housing units are listed as a leading indicator by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

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Definitions:

Gross Private Domestic Investment

The total amount of money spent on investment in physical assets (such as buildings and machinery) by the private sector.

Government Spending

The total amount of money that the government expends on goods, services, and public projects to provide for citizens or stimulate the economy.

Aggregate Spending

The total spending in an economy on domestic goods and services, including consumption, investment, government expenditures, and net exports.

Net Exports

Net Exports is the value of a country's total exports minus its total imports, representing the net effect of foreign trade on the economy.