Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

Business cycles involve periodic fluctuations of economic activity, such as production and employment. The typical cycle involves a rise in activity that reaches a high point, or peak, followed by a ...

The National Bureau of Economic Research has indicated they particularly rely on 5 indicators: real GDP, nonfarm payrolls, industrial production, real sales, and real personal income less government ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...