US Economy Enjoys Boost

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By The Conference Board, Special for  USDR

 

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.3 percent in July to 128.3 (2010 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in June, and a 0.3 percent increase in  May.

“The U.S. LEI improved in July, suggesting the U.S. economy may experience further improvements in economic activity in the second half of the year,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. “The large negative contribution from housing permits, a reversal from June, was more than offset by gains in the financial indicators, new orders and  sentiment.”

The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the U.S. increased 0.3 percent in July to 115.7 (2010 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in June, and a 0.3 percent increase in  May.

The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index® (LAG) for the U.S. increased 0.1 percent in July to 124.8 (2010 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in June and a 0.2 percent increase in  May.

About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the  U.S.
The composite economic indexes are the key elements in an analytic system designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle. The leading, coincident, and lagging economic indexes are essentially composite averages of several individual leading, coincident, or lagging indicators. They are constructed to summarize and reveal common turning point patterns in economic data in a clearer and more convincing manner than any individual component – primarily because they smooth out some of the volatility of individual  components.

The ten components of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for the U.S.  include:

Average weekly hours, manufacturing
Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance
Manufacturers’ new orders, consumer goods and materials
ISM® Index of New Orders
Manufacturers’ new orders, nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft orders
Building permits, new private housing units
Stock prices, 500 common stocks
Leading Credit Index™
Interest rate spread, 10-year Treasury bonds less federal funds
Average consumer expectations for business  conditions

For full press release and technical  notes:
http://www.conference-board.org/data/bcicountry.cfm?cid=1

For more information about The Conference Board global business cycle  indicators:
http://www.conference-board.org/data/bci.cfm

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE  BOARD
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Summary Table of Composite Economic Indexes

2017

6-month

May

Jun

Jul

Jan to Jul

Leading Index

127.1

r

127.9

r

128.3

p

  Percent Change

0.3

r

0.6

0.3

p

2.3

  Diffusion

80.0

80.0

85.0

80.0

Coincident Index

115.3

115.4

r

115.7

p

  Percent Change

0.3

0.1

r

0.3

p

1.1

  Diffusion

100.0

75.0

100.0

100.0

Lagging Index

124.5

r

124.7

r

124.8

p

  Percent Change

0.2

r

0.2

0.1

p

1.2

  Diffusion

50.0

50.0

50.0

57.1

p  Preliminary     r  Revised

Indexes equal 100 in 2010

Source:  The Conference Board

 

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