What Is the Main Reason That Economic Indicators Can Be

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that economic indicators can be misleading?

• A) All the indicators are difficult to measure.
• B) Some economic variables are wrongly classified as coincident indicators.
• C) The Department of Commerce never makes the indicators available to the public.
• D) There is no discernible link between the indicators and real GDP changes.
• E) The economic indicators often signal expansions or recessions that do not occur.

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