Each of the following is a component of the Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators except
A) average weekly hours, manufacturing.
B) average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance.
C) manufacturers' new orders, consumer goods and materials.
D) building permits, new public housing units.

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The Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators includes various economic measures such as average weekly hours in manufacturing, average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance, and manufacturers' new orders for consumer goods and materials, but it does not include building permits for new public housing units. Building permits included in the index typically refer to new private housing units, not public.

Each of the Following Is a Component of the Conference