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Leading indicators
  March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 Last month of data available
              % change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 224.1 225.1 226.3 226.8 227.7 228.3 0.3
Housing index (1992=100)1 144.9 145.1 147.7 146.4 148.5 149.0 0.3
Business and personal services employment ('000) 2,820 2,827 2,836 2,842 2,850 2,852 0.1
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000) 12,981 13,114 13,344 13,518 13,683 13,782 0.7
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)2 162,504 163,138 163,100 163,530 164,359 165,221 0.5
U.S. Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)3 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.8 126.7 126.9 0.2
Manufacturing              
Average workweek (hours) 38.4 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 0.0
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)4 26,540 26,801 27,069 27,011 26,794 26,743 -0.2
Shipments/inventories of finished goods4 1.81 1.82 1.84 1.85 1.84 1.83 -0.015
Retail trade              
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)4 2,623.4 2,624.8 2,633 2,650.4 2,674.2 2,687.2 0.5
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)4 8,865 8,865.8 8,949.4 9,035.8 9,142.8 9,181.8 0.4
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator 225.7 226.7 228.4 228.2 229.6 228.4 -0.5
1.Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (multiple listing service).
2.Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items.
3.The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the month immediately preceding.
4.The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the second preceding month.
5.Difference from the previous month.
Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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