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Leading indicators
  September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 Last month of data available
              % change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 229.1 229.2 229.0 228.3 228.5 227.9 -0.3
Housing index (1992=100)1 152.5 150.5 149.7 145.8 143.9 141.7 -1.5
Business and personal services employment (thousands) 2,863 2,868 2,875 2,873 2,877 2,880 0.1
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000) 13,918 14,032 13,988 13,981 13,880 13,777 -0.7
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)2 166,896 168,100 168,850 169,575 170,264 170,796 0.3
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)3 126.7 126.6 126.4 126.0 125.5 125.3 -0.2
Manufacturing              
Average workweek (hours) 38.4 38.4 38.4 38.3 38.2 38.1 -0.3
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)4 27,133 26,680 26,218 25,894 26,684 25,804 -3.3
Shipments/inventories of finished goods4 1.83 1.82 1.81 1.81 1.82 1.81 -0.015
Retail trade              
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)4 2,700 2,715 2,727 2,744 2,773 2,782 0.3
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)4 9,245 9,291 9,295 9,242 9,243 9,331 1.0
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator 230.3 228.9 228.1 226.2 229.0 227.4 -0.7
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.
Date Modified: 2009-08-13

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