Assessing regional “bellwethers”

In this Focus, we assess how effective various indicators are for tracking economic growth in the region. The trade volume figures and our proprietary GDP Trackers provide the best guide to the state of activity. Both series suggest that regional growth was weak in the final quarter of last year.

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