You are employed by the state bureau of economic development. There is a demand for a leading economic index to review past economic activity and to forecast future economic trends in the state. You decide that several key factors should be included in the index: number of new businesses started during the year, number of business failures, state income tax receipts, college enrollment, and the state sales tax receipts. Here are the data for 2000 and 2018. 2000 2018 New businesses 1,240 1,325 Business failures 600 496 State income tax receipts ($ millions) 185.2 220.8 College student enrollment 242,299 291,291 State sales tax ($ millions) 55.1 57.4 The weights you assign are: new businesses 15%, business failures 10%, income tax

You are employed by the state bureau of economic development. There is a demand for a leading economic index to review past economic activity and to forecast future economic trends in the state. You decide that several key factors should be included in the index: number of new businesses started during the year, number of business failures, state income tax receipts, college enrollment, and the state sales tax receipts. Here are the data for 2000 and 2018. 2000 2018 New businesses 1,240 1,325 Business failures 600 496 State income tax receipts ($ millions) 185.2 220.8 College student enrollment 242,299 291,291 State sales tax ($ millions) 55.1 57.4 The weights you assign are: new businesses 15%, business failures 10%, income tax

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