The phrase "an indicator of the future" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that suggests or predicts what may happen later on.
Example: "The rising temperatures are an indicator of the future challenges we will face with climate change."
Alternatives: "a sign of what's to come" or "a predictor of future events".
"The past is not always an indicator of the future," Ms. Quarantillo said.
But if the past is an indicator of the future, I'm sorry, nothing is going to happen".
Mortgage approvals - an indicator of the future health of the housing market - held steady at 114,000 in June against predictions of an ease to 109,000.
In Florida, for example, where five coal projects have been derailed in the last year, Barry Moline, the executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, looks at Tallahassee's municipal utility as an indicator of the future.
In the latest upset during the 2018 Democratic primaries, Ayanna Pressley beat a veteran 10-term Democrat in Massachusetts in a House race being watched nationally as an indicator of the future of the Democratic Party.
Presumably they had some theory that restraint now is an indicator of the future — but there's no good reason to believe that theory, and for sure S&P has no authority to make that kind of vague political judgment.
IF the past is any indicator of the future, then a former coal mining town in Germany's Ruhr region should begin bracing for protests.
We should perhaps underscore once more that this is not an indicator of the desired future, but rather what are seen as the most likely visions.
The Ferragamo event is significant as an indicator of where the future of fashion branding may lie, because the company has form as one of the savviest and most forward-thinking in the industry.
The accurate estimation of m LF is very important, as it is an indicator of the well's future production performance.
Florian Auinger highlights the core weaknesses and sources of criticism regarding the VIX Index as an indicator for the future development of financial market volatility.
