Economic Variables That Generally Turn Down Before a Recession Begins

question 59

Multiple Choice

Economic variables that generally turn down before a recession begins and turn back up before the recovery starts are called:

• A)leading indicators.
• B)coincident indicators.
• C)lagging indicators.
• D)none of the above.

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