U.S. Leading Indicators Rise Tenth Of A Point

Oct. 19, 2006
Increase follows two consecutive declines.

Following declines in July and August, the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators for the U.S. rose a tenth of a percentage point in September. The leading index now stands at 137.7 (1996=100).

Five of the ten indicators included in the index were positive in September, including manufacturers' new orders for non-defense capital goods.

The leading index has fallen 1% since January, and the U.S. economy slowed dramatically between the first and second quarters of this year, notes the Conference Board, a New York-based business research group. "The behavior of the leading index so far suggests that economic growth should continue at [a] slow rate in the near term," says the Conference Board.

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