11.   A couple of the leading indicators that fell in February may prove more telling than those that gained.

12.   A rise in machine tools is seen as one of the leading indicators of economic recovery, as companies begin buying equipment to gear up for increased demand.

13.   A. Utility stocks can often be a leading indicator of where the bond market will go.

14.   A widely watched job vacancy index, which is viewed as a leading indicator of jobs growth, backed that view.

15.   All three statistics are leading indicators of how the economy will perform in the future.

16.   But the leading indicators were flat, factory orders dropped and payroll expansion was modest -- all saying the opposite.

17.   But the same report gives data on hourly earnings, which is considered a leading indicator of inflation.

18.   Combined with growth in industrial production, which is a leading indicator of heavy-duty truck orders, the numbers bode well for trucking, she said.

19.   Domestic investors use trades by foreign investors as a leading indicator for the stock market.

20.   Equity sales can even be a leading indicator of the future direction of stock market prices, Securities Data argues.