Jul 20: Leading Indicators up 0.7%

The Conference Boards’ Leading Indicators Index increased by 0.7% in June to 100.9 (2004=100) , which is the third consecutive increase in the index, following a 1.3% advancement in May (revised from 1.1%) and a 1.1% increase in April.  7 of the10 components of the index made positive contributions: interest rate spread, building permits, stock prices, weekly initial claims (inverted), average weekly manufacturing hours, index of supplier deliveries (vendor performance), and manufacturers’ new orders for consumer goods and material. The negative contributions to the index were real money supply, manufacturers’ new orders for nondefense capital goods, and index of consumer expectations.  The Coincident Indicators decreased by 0.2% to 100.3 (2004=100) in May, following a decrease of 0.3% in May and a decrease of 0.3% in April.  The Lagging Indicators decreased by 0.7% in May to 110.8 (2004=100) with none of the contributions to the index advanced over the month. 

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