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标题：Tracking the Economy with the Purchasing Managers' Index
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作者：Ethan S. Harris
期刊名称：Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Quarterly Review
印刷版ISSN：0147-6580
出版年度：1991
卷号：16
期号：3
出版社：Federal Reserve Bank of New York
摘要：The purchasing managers' index is a widely watched but virtually untested indicator of manufacturing activity. This article examines how well the index lives up to its billing as a leading indicator. The author also explores whether the index supplies information about the economy beyond that already provided by other indicators