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Table (s)

Leading indicators
  February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Last month of data available
              % change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 228.1 227.8 228.0 228.4 228.3 228.3 0.0
Housing index (1992=100)1 141.7 141.6 139.4 141.7 141.1 137.0 -2.9
Business and personal services employment (thousands) 2,881 2,893 2,903 2,917 2,932 2,938 0.2
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000) 13,777 13,522 13,572 13,748 14,010 14,012 0.0
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)2 170,595 171,370 171,928 172,179 172,088 172,310 0.1
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)3 125.2 124.8 124.5 124.3 124.2 124.3 0.1
Manufacturing              
Average workweek (hours) 38.1 38.0 37.9 37.9 37.8 37.6 -0.5
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)4 25,925 26,001 25,986 26,319 25,410 25,743 1.3
Shipments/inventories of finished goods4 1.80 1.79 1.79 1.77 1.75 1.75 0.005
Retail trade              
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)4 2,776 2,798 2,817 2,837 2,851 2,867 0.6
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)4 9,406 9,497 9,606 9,682 9,754 9,776 0.2
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator 227.6 227.5 228.8 228.4 229.0 227.6 -0.6
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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