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)
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 2,952 9,887
June 2010 240.6 2,966 132.9 132.5 2,939 9,990
July 2010 242.0 2,975 128.0 133.0 2,918 10,074
August 2010 243.4 2,985 123.2 133.1 2,900 10,097
September 2010 243.0 2,982 119.3 133.5 2,896 10,197
October 2010 244.1 2,991 117.7 133.8 2,888 10,305
November 2010 245.2 2,979 120.0 134.4 2,882 10,357
December 2010 246.3 2,975 121.6 135.2 2,890 10,397
January 2011 247.8 2,964 123.4 136.1 2,893 10,384
February 2011 250.2 2,960 125.5 137.0 2,905 10,371
March 2011 251.7 2,956 128.0 138.0 2,926 10,381
April 2011 253.5 2,968 127.7 138.6 2,959 10,366
May 2011 255.2 2,979 127.8 139.2 2,995 10,375
June 2011 255.5 2,990 128.4 139.9 .. ..
July 2011 256.1 3,008 128.1 .. .. ..
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
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 216,810 11,787 24,434 1.92 36.7 240.8
July 2010 217,796 11,804 23,918 1.93 36.8 244.1
August 2010 218,689 11,779 23,941 1.93 36.8 245.9
September 2010 219,921 11,811 23,926 1.94 36.6 241.3
October 2010 220,827 11,993 23,677 1.93 36.7 248.5
November 2010 221,551 12,325 23,153 1.93 36.8 246.0
December 2010 222,504 12,671 23,571 1.94 36.8 249.8
January 2011 223,701 12,999 23,388 1.95 37.0 253.4
February 2011 224,740 13,352 23,546 1.96 37.3 253.2
March 2011 225,598 13,643 25,513 1.97 37.3 256.2
April 2011 226,226 13,841 25,452 1.96 37.4 255.1
May 2011 226,271 13,913 26,311 1.94 37.4 258.3
June 2011 226,722 13,863 .. .. 37.2 254.7
July 2011 227,157 13,625 .. .. 37.1 256.0
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.