By John S. McClenahen The Conference Board's leading economic index for the UK rose a tenth of a percentage point to 134.0 (1990=100) in August, the most recent month for which data are available. The index was unchanged in both June and July, says the ...
ByJohn S. McClenahen The Conference Board's leading economic index for the UK rose a tenth of a percentage point to 134.0 (1990=100) in August, the most recent month for which data are available. The index was unchanged in both June and July, says the New York-based business research group. But across the English Channel the report was even better. The Conference Board's leading index for France was up three-tenths of a percentage point to 105.3 (1990=100) in August, its sixth consecutive monthly increase. "There were upward revisions to several previous months, and the strength continues to be widespread," says the Conference Board. "As a result, the growth rate of the leading index has remained relatively steady in recent months at about a 4% annual rate."
