business index

Definitions of business index
  1. noun
    a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions
    “this business index is computed relative to the base year of 2005”
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    type of:
    index, index number, indicant, indicator
    a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
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