Yes, it is an economic issue and it is a macro economic indicator.
An economic indicator which declined during the war was unemployment.
Unemployment rate
CPI (Consumer price index)
unemployment
GDP is considered a lagging indicator of economic performance because it reflects past economic activity rather than predicting future trends.
deflation
no relation to the health of the economy
moves in the same direction as the economy
moves in the opposite direction as the economy
A measurement of economic indicators.
ppi