Economic indicators are economic statistics—like the unemployment rate, gross domestic product (or GDP), or the inflation rate—that indicate how well the economy is doing. They also indicate ...

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators for March was revised to 85.1 points. Preliminary figures released on May 12 had shown a reading of 84.9. Show Conversation (0) Partner Center ...

Consumer prices rose at a faster pace in June, according to the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, released on ...

The stock market also has been more robust. But the picture is hardly clear. Stocks are a notoriously unreliable indicator -- as the "sucker's rallies" in both 1974 and 2002 showed.

Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague about the specific indicators on ...

And in The Wall Street Journal Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter, authors Simon Constable (@SimonConstable) and Robert E. Wright (@RobertEWright) teach us how to watch ...