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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain increased 0.3 percent in September to 102.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in August, and a 0.5 percent decline in July. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Spain, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.6 percent in September to 96.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in August, and a 0.2 percent decline...
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Japan declined 0.4 percent in September to 93.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decline in August, and a 0.9 percent decline in July. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Japan, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.7 percent in September to 95.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decline in August, and a 0.3 percent decline...
BRUSSELS, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in both September and August, after an increase of 0.1 percent in July. Five of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.8 (2004=100). "The moderate improvement in the September LEI was broad based and represented its third consecutive monthly increase. Despite this moderate gain, the economy,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) increased in October, following a decline in September. The index now stands at 108.16, up from 107.63 (a downward revision) in September. The October figure is 4.6 percent higher than a year ago. "The Employment Trends Index bounced back in October, but only to the levels of July and August," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference Board. "This is still a...
Automakers' Average Fuel Consumption Rating Increased by 0.3 L/100km; Affected Vehicle Owners to be Compensated TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. today announced that they are correcting the fuel consumption ratings for approximately 172,000 vehicles sold between 2010 and 2012. Procedural errors at the automakers' joint testing operations in Korea led to incorrect fuel consumption ratings for select vehicle lines. As a result of the...
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More Job Strength Than Anticipated In addition to upward revisions in August and September, the labor market continued to improve in October, generating 171,000 new jobs, providing a needed boost to recovering consumer sentiment and bolstering optimism for the upcoming holiday season. More demand might also counter business concern about adding to cost structures while profit margins are under pressure. If these concerns about maintaining...
In the news release, The Conference Board to Postpone Consumer Confidence Release due to Hurricane Sandy, issued 29-Oct-2012 by The Conference Board over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first sentence of the release should read "Due to Hurricane Sandy currently affecting the U.S. East Coast, The Conference Board will be postponing its regularly scheduled 10/30 release of the Consumer Confidence Index to 10 AM, Thursday, November 1." rather than "Due to Hurricane Sandy...
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to Hurricane Sandy currently affecting the U.S. East Coast, The Conference Board will be postponing its regularly scheduled 10/29 release of the Consumer Confidence Index to 10 AM, Thursday, November 1. "We've made this decision to assure the safety of our staff and all who follow the Consumer Confidence Index, as well as ensure the distribution of the report remains fair and open," said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The...
BRUSSELS, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the Euro Area decreased 0.4 percent in September, and now stands at 104.9 (2004=100), after increasing 0.5 percent in August and 0.1 percent in July. "The Euro Area LEI declined in September for the fourth time in six months, further suggesting that a sustained recovery is unlikely in the near term," says Bert Colijn, The Conference Board Economist for Europe. "Expectations in the...
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico declined 0.2 percent in August to 121.6 (2004 = 100), following a 1.4 percent increase in July, and a 0.6 percent decline in June. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Mexico, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.4 percent in August to 121.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in July, and a 0.6 percent increase in...
