The phrase "alarming index" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a measurement or statistic that indicates a concerning or troubling situation.
Example: "The alarming index of pollution levels in the city has prompted officials to take immediate action."
Alternatives: "worrying metric" or "concerning figure".
On the inflation front, don't be surprised if headline figures like the Labor Department's consumer price index show alarming jumps toward the end of the year.
Some involve nothing more than hand gestures — such as a beckoning index finger — that become alarming with repetition.
The conventional index does not reflect the alarming situation of water quality; which minimizes the chances of triggering enough responses or the application of existing laws to handle the situation, and hence the use of water for drinking or for agriculture from the rivers without treatment may expose the population to health risks.
Not only have the main share indices plunged, but almost more alarming, the yields on government bonds have gone down to exceptionally low levels.
In the U.S., for example, the year-over-year consumer price index (CPI) was increasing at an alarming 5.6% rate in July 2008.
The report's most alarming disclosure was the current state of the official "warnings index", which is used to determine whether passengers should be detained or questioned during passport checks.
Asked if the slowdown in growth was alarming, Robert Shiller, the Yale economist who helped develop the home price index, said no. "I'm not worried," he said in an interview with CNBC.
Although the situation in Sweden has been less alarming than in some other countries (7– 10), the increase in body mass index (BMI) across all age groups has followed the same pattern (11).
According to the index, I am not a hypochondriac, which raises the even more alarming possibility that I really am sick.
The proposed alarming strategy is able to achieve a balance between alarming accuracy and alarming sensitivity.
