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Table 1 Leading indicators

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Leading indicators
	May 2010	June 2010	July 2010	August 2010	September 2010	October 2010	Last month of data available
							% change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100)	239.1	240.6	242.0	243.4	243.0	243.6	0.2
Housing index (1992=100)¹	136.4	132.9	128.0	123.3	119.1	117.1	-1.7
Business and personal services employment ('000)	2,955	2,967	2,977	2,988	2,986	2,996	0.3
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000)	11,747	11,787	11,804	11,779	11,811	11,993	1.5
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)²	215,511	216,766	217,709	218,589	219,942	220,982	0.5
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)³	131.2	131.9	132.5	133.0	133.1	133.4	0.2
Manufacturing
Average workweek (hours)	36.7	36.7	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.6	0.0
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)⁴	21,986	22,406	23,082	24,426	23,942	23,926	-0.1
Shipments/inventories of finished goods⁴	1.84	1.87	1.90	1.92	1.92	1.93	0.01⁵
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	2,957	2,969	2,951	2,939	2,918	2,899	-0.7
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	9,979	9,931	9,888	9,990	10,074	10,094	0.2
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator	242.9	240.8	244.2	245.7	241.4	245.8	1.8

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.