Retail Bakery Business Overview & Trends, 2014. SIC Code: 5461, NAICS Code: 311812. This Bakery Business industry summary is from First Research which also sells a full version of this report. Companies in this industry make fresh and frozen bread as well as cakes, pies, and doughnuts.
According to the definition adopted by USAID, an indicator is: A quantitative or qualitative variable that provides reliable means to measure a particular phenomenon or attribute. (USAID Glossary of Evaluation Terms, March 2009)
If you're familiar with the verb to indicate, then indicator should be no problem. An indicator points to, suggests, or shows something. The arrow on a street sign is an indicator telling you which way to go. It's not the heat, it's the humidity!. In other words, temperature is only one indicator of how it feels outside. Air-pressure, humidity, wind-chill, and cloud cover are other important indicators of weather conditions.