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  • n  one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future
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  • Japan April core machinery orders fall 8.8 percent
    TOKYO, June 12 (UPI) -- Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 8.8 percent from March, the government said Wednesday.
    June 12, 2013 - UPI
  • U.S., Japan leading recovery in major economies: OECD
    PARIS (Reuters) - The major developed economies are gradually gaining momentum led by faster growth in Japan and the United States, the OECD said on Monday. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said its latest monthly leading indicator as a whole rose to 100.6 in April from 100.5 in March. The slight improvement brought the measure, which covers 33 OECD members ...
    June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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