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BEIJING, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®( )(LEI) for China increased 0.8 percent in February to 227.2 (2004 = 100), following a 1.5 percent increase in January and a 0.8 percent increase in December. Four of the six components contributed positively to the index in February. Says Andrew Polk, Resident China Economist at The Conference Board in Beijing: "The LEI for China continued to increase through February, but the pace of the six-month...

BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®( )(LEI) for China increased 1.6 percent in January to 225.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in December and a 0.5 percent increase in November. Five of the six components contributed positively to the index in January. "The January uptick in the LEI for China raised the six month growth rate slightly, but the trend remains slower than the first half of 2011 and equal numbers of its...

BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China increased 0.7 percent in December to 222.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in November and a 0.4 percent increase in October. Five of the six components contributed positively to the index in December. "December's monthly increase in the LEI for China was in part due to seasonal factors, as firms ramped up production ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday....