Latest Conference Board Stories

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Australia declined 0.2 percent in November to 121.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in October, and a 0.3 percent decline in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Australia, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in November to 121.6 (2004 = 100), following no change in October and no change in...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.4 percent in December and now stands at 105.5 (2004=100), after increasing 0.6 percent in November and decreasing 0.2 percent in October. "The Euro Area LEI increased moderately for a second month in a row, again with widespread gains among its components. This month's LEI increase was driven by improved consumer and business confidence," said Bert Colijn,...

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.5 percent in December to 93.9 (2004 = 100), following no change in November, and a 0.3 percent increase in October. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: "The U.S. LEI rose sharply in December, led by a large improvement in initial claims for unemployment insurance and positive contributions from the interest rate spread and the Leading Credit...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany was unchanged in November at 103.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in October, and a 0.6 percent decline in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, was unchanged in November at 106.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decline in October, and a 0.3 percent decline in...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for France increased 0.5 percent in November to 114.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent decline in October, and a 0.6 percent increase in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for France, a measure of current economic activity remained unchanged in November at 104.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in October, and a 0.2 percent...

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico declined 0.3 percent in November to 122.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in October, and a 0.2 percent increase in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Mexico, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.2 percent in November to 123.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in October, and a 0.2...

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second straight year, productivity growth weakened substantially across the globe in 2012, according to a new report from The Conference Board. The 2013 Productivity Brief, based on data from The Conference Board Total Economy Database(TM), reports that productivity grew by 1.8 percent worldwide in 2012, down from 2.3 percent in 2011 and 3.6 percent in 2010. With the exception of the 2008-9 recession, this represents the slowest...

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain increased 0.5 percent in November to 103.7 (2004 = 100), following a 1.0 percent increase in October, and a 0.3 percent increase in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Spain, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.3 percent in November to 95.9 (2004 = 100), following no change in October, and a 0.9 percent decline in...

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea increased 0.2 percent in November to 121.5 (2004 = 100), following a 0.7 percent increase in October, and a 0.8 percent increase in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Korea, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.6 percent in November to 117.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decrease in October, and a 0.4...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in November, after a decrease of 0.3 percent in October and an increase of 0.4 percent in September. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 103.4 (2004=100). "The UK LEI increased in November and with the economic outlook improving, it is becoming more likely that output will expand during the...