Sentence examples for broad indicator from inspiring English sources

Its earnings are a broad indicator of demand for electronics.

Some economists use the ADP survey as a broad indicator for their forecasts of the monthly government jobs numbers.

Still, the S.& P., seen as a broad indicator of the market as a whole, is down more than 9 percent for the year.

And those daily indicators of investor confidence — the markets — have painted a very pessimistic picture; the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, seen as a broad indicator of the market, is down 8 percent for the year.

Hence the importance of the second broad indicator: the state of the world economy.Last year the global economy entered its fifth year of over 4% annual growth the longest period of such strong expansion since the early 1970s.

The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 1.22%, while the S&P 500, a broad indicator of the market's performance, climbed 0.19%.

Most broad indicators of economic health are good.

There is no doubt that Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. is an experienced jurist, but past opinions as broad indicators of a how a judge is likely to rule in the future form a perfectly permissible basis on which to reject a nominee.

The level of risk for four broad indicators was determined by interviews with relevant stakeholders.

Or at least, the broad indicators suggest that venture and entrepreneurial activity has stabilized and may in some cases be trending up.

Although different countries have different cultural backgrounds, stage of economic progress, and national policies, some broad indicators of disaster resilience can still be extracted.