Orders, an indicator of capital spending in the next three to six months, declined 3.9percentt from June, when they slid 2.6percentthethe cabinet office said.
Machinery orders -- an important indicator of capital spending plans -- hit a two-year low, falling a worse-than-expected 13.2percentt compared with the level in August.
A government survey, however, forecasts that orders, which are a leading indicator of capital spending plans, will fall 10.5percentt from April to June.
This is also an indicator of capital efficiency.
Capacity utilization is indicator of capital use, and it shows unused capacities, unfortunately.
The aim of this study is to examine the association of smoking status with income inequality, relative deprivation, perception of relative material well-being and community-level social capital, controlling for individual-level indicators of social capital, and common socio-economic variables.
As indicators of social capital, we selected variables indicating trust in others and social participation.
In the present study classic literature, books of poetry, art, and number of books were used as indicators of cultural capital; cell phones, cars, and number of bathrooms at home were used as indicators of economic capital.
While not setting out to measure social capital per se, the Indicator Development for Surveillance of Urban Emergencies11 (IDSUE) study provides some guidance as to the indicators of social capital in urban slums especially about vulnerability.
