Table 1
Leading indicators

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Leading indicators

Table summary
This table displays the results of leading indicators may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, august 2011, september 2011, october 2011 and last month of data available, calculated using % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 Last month of data available
              % change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 255.3 255.2 255.5 255.8 256.1 256.5 0.2
Housing index (1992=100)Note 1 127.5 128.1 128.4 128.1 129.7 131.8 1.6
Business and personal services employment ('000) 2,979 2,989 3,008 3,013 3,029 3,039 0.3
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000) 13,913 13,863 13,625 13,353 12,889 12,578 -2.4
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)Note 2 226,361 226,810 227,419 228,146 229,996 232,434 1.1
U.S. Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)Note 3 138.6 139.2 139.9 140.4 140.9 141.5 0.4
Manufacturing              
Average workweek (hours) 37.4 37.1 36.8 36.7 36.6 36.6 0.0
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)Note 4 25,696 25,662 26,499 27,396 27,169 25,663 -5.5
Shipments/inventories of finished goodsNote 4 1.97 1.96 1.95 1.92 1.90 1.89 -0.01Note 5
Retail trade              
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)Note 4 2,924 2,955 2,987 3,017 3,008 3,002 -0.2
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)Note 4 10,386 10,378 10,407 10,581 10,684 10,752 0.6
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator 258.3 253.3 254.3 258.1 256.3 260.4 1.6
Note 1.

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

Note 2.

Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items.

Note 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.

Note 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.

Note 5.

Difference from previous month.