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A
measurable economic factor that changes after the economy has already
begun to follow a particular pattern or trend.
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Lagging indicators confirm
long-term trends but do not predict them. Some examples are unemployment,
corporate profits and labor cost per unit of output. Interest rates
are another good lagging indicator, rates change after severe market
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