21.   A commonly cited indicator is wedding practices.

22.   A key indicator will be the early August report on July job conditions.

23.   After all, the best indicator of attitude is behavior, and it will be very important to let her see that you are not misbehaving.

24.   Both indicators are due out in early September.

25.   But a better indicator might be their recent performance.

26.   But in retailing, the more telling indicator is same-store sales, which compares year-over-year sales at stores open at least a year.