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Table 1 Leading indicators

Leading indicators
	March 2009	April 2009	May 2009	June 2009	July 2009	August 2009	Last month of data available
							% change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100)	215.8	213.8	213.7	213.6	214.8	217.2	1.1
Housing index (1992=100)¹	97.8	96.7	97.7	102.5	107.3	110.6	3.1
Business and personal services employment ('000)	2,917	2,914	2,914	2,905	2,898	2,892	-0.2
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000)	8,759	8,770	9,047	9,383	9,915	10,345	4.3
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)²	189,656	191,602	192,980	193,952	195,887	197,377	0.8
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)³	120.1	119.7	119.7	120.0	120.6	121.4	0.7
Manufacturing
Average workweek (hours)	36.5	36.3	36.5	36.6	36.6	36.7	0.3
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)⁴	23,728	21,942	19,377	17,639	16,627	17,971	8.1
Shipments/inventories of finished goods⁴	1.64	1.60	1.57	1.56	1.54	1.55	0.01⁵
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	2,917	2,881	2,850	2,825	2,814	2,809	-0.2
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	9,355	9,254	9,200	9,203	9,391	9,441	0.5
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator	210.2	211.9	217.7	217.1	217.3	222.1	2.2

Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (multiple listing service).

Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items.

The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the month immediately preceding.

The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the second preceding month.

Difference from previous month.