Conference Board index suggests US on moderate growth path

21 October 2021

 

Summary: US leading index up 0.2% in September, above expectations; suggests economy remains on more moderate growth path compared to first half; Conference Board 2021 forecast trimmed from 6.0% to 5.7%.   The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) is a composite index composed of ten sub-indices which are thought to be sensitive to changes in the US economy. The Conference Board describes it as an index which attempts to...

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