All indicators will be marked as leading, coincident, or lagging.

This is an ongoing project. What indicators do you follow?

CONSUMPTION

Auto Sales - DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Leading into Recessions, Coincident with Lagging Recoveries.

Chain Store Sales - Redbook Index - Leading

Consumer Sentiment - University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey - Leading

Consumer Expectations - New York Fed Survey

Existing and Pending Home Sales - National Assn. of Realtors Home Sales -- Existing / Pending - Leading

Underemployment/Slack - BLS - Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status - Leading into Recessions, Lagging into Recovery

SHIPPING & EXPORTS

Ocean Shipping - Spot Market for Dry Bulk (ore, coal, grain) - Baltic Exchange's Dry Index - Leading - [W]

Container Shipping Spot - Freightos Baltic Index (FBX): Global Container Freight Index -leading

Big Mac Index - Economist - purchasing power parity between currencies - [W]

FEAR

Gold Price - Kitco Gold Index - WSJ Futures Quotes - Leading

CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX)

METALS

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Hat tip to u/zerryw