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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...

Index Drops Eight Points NEW YORK, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(®), which had improved in February, declined in March. The Index now stands at 59.7 (1985=100), down from 68.0 in February. The Present Situation Index decreased to 57.9 from 61.4. The Expectations Index declined to 60.9 from 72.4 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey(®), based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board...

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...

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...

NEW YORK, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea declined 0.8 percent in January to 120.3 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in December, and a 0.2 percent increase in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Korea, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in January to 117.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in December and a 0.4 percent...

NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain increased 0.7 percent in January to 105.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in December, and a 0.6 percent increase in November. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Spain, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.4 percent in January to 94.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent decline in December, and a 0.7 percent...

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Check out the Census Bureau's mobile app, "America's Economy," for several key Census Bureau economic indicators over the next four weeks: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Week of March 4-8 -- Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders for January 2013 (March 6); U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services for January 2013 (March 7); Quarterly Services for Fourth Quarter 2012 (March 7);...

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(®), which had declined in January, rebounded in February. The Index now stands at 69.6 (1985=100), up from 58.4 in January. The Present Situation Index increased to 63.3 from 56.2. The Expectations Index improved to 73.8 from 59.9 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey(®), based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen, a leading...

? Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) up nearly 3 percent year over year - WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today continued to show a slowly expanding U.S. economy, increasing 0.6 percent over January on a three month moving average (3MMA) basis. The year over year 3MMA showed a 2.9 percent gain over February 2012. The CAB is a leading economic indicator derived from a...

An equipment leasing provider looks at key economic indicators to make some predictions for the US economy in 2013. Boston MA (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 LeaseQ, one of the leading providers of equipment leasing and financing in the United States, is predicting a slow but steady economic upturn in 2013. The most recent economic indicators demonstrate that two key areas of the US economy are holding a steady course or slightly accelerating. Both home construction and manufacturing sectors...