Latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index Stories

NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain decreased 0.3 percent in February to 104.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in January, and a 0.9 percent increase in December. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Spain, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.3 percent in February to 93.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in January, and a 0.6 percent...

NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea increased 0.2 percent in February to 121.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in January, and a 0.2 percent decline in December. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Korea, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in February to 117.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in January and a 0.2 percent...

BRUSSELS, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.4 percent in February, after increasing 0.2 percent in January and declining 0.2 percent in December. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.4 (2004=100). "Recent gains in the U.K. LEI signal the potential for a modest recovery in the U.K. economy later this year, especially if improvements in...

NEW YORK, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Japan increased 1.0 percent in February to 93.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in January, and a 0.2 percent increase in December. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Japan, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.2 percent in February to 96.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in January, and no change in...

NEW YORK, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico increased 1.9 percent in January to 126.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent increase in December, and a 0.2 percent decline in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Mexico, a measure of current economic activity, was unchanged in January at 122.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decline in December, and a 0.3 percent...

BRUSSELS, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 0.3 percent in January to 103.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in December, and a 0.3 percent decline in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.4 percent in January to 107.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in December, and a 0.1...

NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Australia increased 0.2 percent in January to 121.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decrease in December, and a 0.2 percent decrease in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Australia, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in January to 121.5 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decrease in December, and a...

Index has Increased in Five of the Last Six Months NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.5 percent in February to 94.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in January, and a 0.4 percent increase in December. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: "This month's increase in the U.S. LEI - the third consecutive - was widespread and driven by a majority of its components. Even though...

BRUSSELS, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for France increased 0.5 percent in January to 114.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decrease in December, and a 0.5 percent increase in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for France, a measure of current economic activity, decreased 0.2 percent in January to 103.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in December, and no change...

BEIJING, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for China increased 1.3 percent in February to 257.5 (2004 = 100), following a 1.3 percent increase in January and a 0.4 percent increase in December. Five of the six components contributed positively to the index in February. Says Andrew Polk, resident economist at The Conference Board China Center in Beijing: "The Leading Economic Index for China maintained its pace in February, a sign...