Which of the Following Economic Series Are Included in the NBER

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following economic series are included in the NBER lagging indicator series?

• A) Vendor Performance.
• B) Index of industrial production.
• C) Manufacturing and trade sales data in 1992 dollars.
• D) Manufacturers' new orders, non-defense capital goods.
• E) Average duration of unemployment in weeks.

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Experimental Conditions

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