Identify whether each of the following is a flow variable or a stock variable.

The total value of all of a company's outstanding bonds

The number of Canadian immigrants living in the United States

The amount a company borrows in any given year by issuing bonds

The value of a rare coin

The number of Canadians who emigrate to the United States each year

The amount by which a rare coin increases in value each year

Economic indicators

1. Data on recent interest rates can be a good indicator of whether the economy was recently in a recession. This kind of data is called a (leading,lagging,coincident)  economic indicator.

2. Similarly, data on business investment can be a good indicator of whether the economy will likely be in a recession soon. This kind of data is called a (leading,lagging,coincident) economic indicator.