Conference Board LEI for the U.S. Up 0.6% in June

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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in June to 123.6 (2010 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in May, and a 0.6 percent increase in April.

"The upward trend in the US LEI seems to be gaining more momentum with another large increase in June pointing to continued strength in the economic outlook for the remainder of the year," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director, Business Cycles and Growth Research, at The Conference Board. "Housing permits and the interest rate spread drove the latest gain in the LEI, while labor market indicators such as average workweek and initial claims remained unchanged."

The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in June to 112.5 (2010 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in May, and a 0.3 percent increase in April.  

The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index® (LAG) for the U.S. increased 0.7 percent in June to 117.6 (2010 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in May, and a 0.2 percent increase in April.

About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(LEI) for the U.S.

The composite economic indexes are the key elements in an analytic system designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle. The leading, coincident, and lagging economic indexes are essentially composite averages of several individual leading, coincident, or lagging indicators. They are constructed to summarize and reveal common turning point patterns in economic data in a clearer and more convincing manner than any individual component – primarily because they smooth out some of the volatility of individual components.