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Economics
Lagging Indicators
Economic measures that confirm trends after they have already happened.
Lagging indicators are useful for confirming that a recession or recovery has truly started. They are less useful for prediction but very reliable for understanding what just happened.
They are the rear-view mirror — they tell you where you've been, not where you're going.
Real world: Unemployment rate and GDP growth are lagging indicators. They usually rise or fall after the economy has already changed direction.
💡 Lagging indicators tell the full story after the fact.