Table 5.5
Leading indicators

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Leading indicators: Part 1
  Composite index 1
      Retail sales 3
Smoothed Business and personal services Housing 2 US index Furniture and appliances Other durables
v7688 v7679 v7680 v7681 v7684 v7685
  1992=100 ('000) 1992=100 ('000 000)
October 2008 228.2 2,952 130.2 122.5 2,963 9,635
November 2008 226.8 2,948 123.1 121.8 2,966 9,587
December 2008 224.6 2,945 117.8 121.2 2,940 9,387
January 2009 222.1 2,932 109.6 120.7 2,917 9,355
February 2009 218.9 2,923 101.5 120.1 2,881 9,254
March 2009 215.8 2,917 97.8 119.7 2,850 9,200
April 2009 213.9 2,914 97.0 119.7 2,825 9,201
May 2009 213.8 2,913 98.0 120.0 2,813 9,392
June 2009 214.0 2,904 102.9 120.6 2,807 9,445
July 2009 215.5 2,898 108.6 121.5 2,811 9,546
August 2009 218.5 2,893 113.3 122.7 2,826 9,620
September 2009 221.2 2,883 119.9 123.9 2,836 9,762
October 2009 222.8 2,874 126.6 124.9 2,845 9,911
November 2009 225.6 2,884 130.4 125.9 2,847 10,008
December 2009 228.5 2,907 134.0 127.0 2,879 10,082
January 2010 230.1 2,918 135.8 128.1 2,907 10,075
February 2010 232.5 2,932 138.1 129.1 2,930 10,022
March 2010 235.1 2,950 138.1 130.3 2,957 9,979
April 2010 237.3 2,959 138.9 131.2 2,969 9,931
May 2010 239.1 2,955 136.4 131.9 2,951 9,888
June 2010 240.6 2,967 132.9 132.5 2,939 9,990
July 2010 242.0 2,977 128.0 133.0 2,918 10,074
August 2010 243.4 2,988 123.3 133.1 2,899 10,094
September 2010 243.0 2,986 119.1 133.4 .. ..
October 2010 243.6 2,996 117.1 .. .. ..
Leading indicators: Part 2
  Composite index
Financial Manufacturing Unsmoothed
Money supply 3 TSX New orders, durables 3 Shipments-to-inventories ratio Work week  
v7682 v7678 v7683 v7686 v7677 v7687
  ('000 000) (1975=1000) ('000 000) ratio (hrs) 1992=100
October 2008 176,148 12,669 28,823 1.75 37.6 224.0
November 2008 178,768 11,630 27,812 1.73 37.6 221.8
December 2008 181,834 10,709 26,584 1.69 37.1 218.6
January 2009 185,011 9,694 23,728 1.64 36.9 217.2
February 2009 187,580 8,968 22,017 1.60 36.7 211.4
March 2009 189,656 8,759 19,504 1.58 36.5 210.2
April 2009 191,631 8,770 17,882 1.56 36.3 212.1
May 2009 193,037 9,047 16,943 1.55 36.5 217.9
June 2009 194,038 9,383 18,473 1.56 36.6 218.2
July 2009 196,002 9,915 17,908 1.59 36.7 219.0
August 2009 198,200 10,345 17,095 1.60 36.9 225.1
September 2009 200,323 10,759 18,266 1.63 37.1 225.7
October 2009 202,959 10,867 19,791 1.66 37.1 225.8
November 2009 205,641 11,082 19,522 1.70 37.0 232.2
December 2009 207,903 11,273 20,704 1.73 36.9 233.8
January 2010 209,709 11,319 21,225 1.77 36.7 233.1
February 2010 211,503 11,366 21,203 1.80 36.5 237.4
March 2010 212,990 11,591 21,986 1.84 36.5 238.8
April 2010 214,194 11,744 22,406 1.87 36.6 243.2
May 2010 215,511 11,747 23,082 1.90 36.7 242.9
June 2010 216,766 11,787 24,426 1.92 36.7 240.8
July 2010 217,709 11,804 23,942 1.92 36.8 244.2
August 2010 218,589 11,779 23,926 1.93 36.8 245.7
September 2010 219,942 11,811 .. .. 36.6 241.4
October 2010 220,982 11,993 .. .. 36.6 245.8
1.
1992=100.
2.
Average of existing home sales and housing starts.
3.
Millions of 1992 dollars.
Source(s):
Contact: Francine Roy (613-951-3627). Cansim table: 377-0003.