1.   Also today, Americans got a glimpse of where the economy is headed as the Commerce Department released its index of leading indicators.

2.   AmeriCcorps is a leading indicator of something.

3.   Among those signs, he said, has been the performance of the stock market, the best leading indicator of the economy.

4.   Analysts often use narrow money supply figures to gauge the level of retail sales, which in turn can provide a leading indicator to inflation.

5.   And economists regard both companies as leading indicators showing a broad slowdown.

6.   And the index of leading indicators, a gauge of future economic growth, posted a larger-than-expected decline in October.

7.   As for the stock market, which is considered a leading indicator, its strength may also be a false signal, at least for the near term.

8.   Bank loans data is closely followed as a leading indicator of the outlook for the economy.

9.   Because the U.S. is the largest energy consuming nation, traders focus on the figures as a leading indicator of global demand and supply.

10.   Bond prices had started to slip early in the day, but were buoyed by a decline in commodity futures, a leading indicator of inflation.