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Leading indicators
  April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 Last month of data available
              % change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 225.1 226.3 227.0 227.8 228.4 229.3 0.4
Housing index (1992=100)1 145.1 147.7 146.4 148.5 149.4 157.3 5.3
Business and personal services employment (thousands) 2,827 2,836 2,842 2,851 2,853 2,866 0.5
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000) 13,114 13,344 13,518 13,683 13,782 13,918 1.0
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)2 163,138 163,100 163,530 164,367 165,492 166,534 0.6
U.S. Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)3 126.9 126.9 126.8 126.8 127.1 127.1 0.0
Manufacturing              
Average workweek (hours) 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.4 -0.3
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)4 26,808 27,087 27,065 26,909 26,816 26,891 0.3
Shipments/inventories of finished goods4 1.82 1.84 1.85 1.84 1.84 1.84 0.005
Retail trade              
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)4 2,624.8 2,633 2,651.8 2,677.8 2,693.6 2,726 1.2
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)4 8,865.8 8,949.6 9,032.8 9,138 9,170.6 9,221.2 0.6
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator 226.7 228.5 229.0 229.4 228.4 231.3 1.3
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 previous month.