Global Leading Indicators - The Conference Board

Economic Indicator Calendar All release times displayed are Eastern Time Note: Due to the US federal government shutdown, all further releases for The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI), The Conference Board-Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine® Index (HWOL Index), The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® of the US (US LEI) and The Conference Board Global Leading Economic Index ...

Global LEI Report - The Conference Board

About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the global economy. The composite indexes are the key elements in an early warning system to signal peaks and troughs in the global business cycle. The CEI is a monthly metric that is highly correlated with real GDP.

US LEI Technical Notes - conference-board.org

The Conference Board LEI for the US declined in September, after also contracting in August. Meanwhile, The Conference Board CEI for the US rose slightly in September after remaining unchanged in August, but its six-month growth rate has declined. Taken together, the current behavior of the composite indexes and their components suggest that the expansion in economic activity should continue ...

News Release - conference-board.org

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US Declined Again in September The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US declined by 0.3% in September 2025 to 98.3 (2016=100), after also declining by 0.3% in August (upwardly revised from an originally reported 0.5% decline). Overall, the LEI fell by 2.1% over the six months between March and September 2025, a ...

US LEI Technical Notes - conference-board.org

The Conference Board LEI for the US decreased in January. Negative contributions from average working hours in manufacturing and depressed consumer expectations more than offset the small positive contributions from initial unemployment claims, the interest rate spread, and the Leading Credit IndexTM.

US LEI Technical Notes - conference-board.org

The Conference Board LEI for the US declined in June. Negative contributions from consumer expectations for business conditions, ISM® New Orders Index, and initial claims for unemployment more than offset the large positive contribution from the S&P 500® Stock Index. In the six-month period ending June 2025, the leading economic index decreased by 2.8% (about a –5.4% annual rate), more ...

News Release - conference-board.org

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US Plunged in April The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US fell sharply by 1.0% in April 2025 to 99.4 (2016=100), after declining by 0.8% in March (revised downward from the –0.7% originally reported). The LEI declined by 2.0% in the six-month period ending April 2025, the same rate of decline as over the ...

Economic Data & Analysis - The Conference Board

Economic Indicator Calendar All release times displayed are Eastern Time Note: Due to the US federal government shutdown, all further releases for The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI), The Conference Board-Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine® Index (HWOL Index), The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® of the US (US LEI) and The Conference Board Global Leading Economic Index ...

US LEI Chartbook - The Conference Board

The leading, coincident, and lagging indexes are designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle for major economies around the world.

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