Sentence examples for proxy for business from inspiring English sources

This category is viewed as a good proxy for business investment plans.

The category is viewed as a good proxy for business investment.

The Dow Jones transportation average, viewed as a proxy for business activity, fell 0.6 percent.

Capital goods orders are a closely watched proxy for business spending plans.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods, a proxy for business investment plans, jumped 4.8percentthethe biggest increase since September 2004.

Nonmilitary capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, fell 1.4 percent.

Orders for non-defense capital goods, considered a good proxy for businesses' investment plans for new equipment, rose 2percentthethe strongest advance since June.

But it is generally used as a proxy for small business.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft -- seen as a proxy for future business spending -- fell 0.4percentt.

Bookings for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for future business investment, rose 3.9percentt last month after falling 0.1percentt in August.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for future business investment, increased 4.5percentt after rising 2.3percentthehe previous month.