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Table 25.9 Composite Leading Index, February 2006 to February 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 25.9 composite leading index february 2006, february 2007, february 2008, february 2009, february 2010, february 2011 and february 2012 (appearing as column headers).
  February 2006 February 2007 February 2008 February 2009 February 2010 February 2011 February 2012
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 211.9 223.1 228.1 218.9 232.5 250.2 264.0
Housing index (1992=100)Note 1 146.7 144.1 141.7 101.5 138.1 125.5 134.9
Business and personal services employment (thousands) 2,684 2,805 2,881 2,923 2,932 2,960 3,073
Stock Price Index, Toronto Stock Exchange 300 (1975=1,000) 11,223 12,817 13,777 8,968 11,366 13,352 12,301
M1 money supply ($ millions, 1992)Note 2 142,883 161,732 170,595 187,580 211,503 224,740 239,621
U.S. Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100) 127.0 126.9 124.8 120.1 129.1 137.0 141.2
Manufacturing  
Average work week (hours) 38.1 38.3 38.1 36.7 36.5 37.3 37.7
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992) 26,920 26,808 26,422 22,017 21,203 23,545 26,354
Shipments-to-inventory ratio of finished goods 1.87 1.82 1.80 1.60 1.80 1.96 1.99
Retail trade  
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992) 2,428 2,625 2,818 2,881 2,930 2,905 3,006
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992) 8,181 8,866 9,604 9,254 10,022 10,371 11,107
Unsmoothed composite (1992=100) 214.9 225.1 227.6 211.4 237.4 253.2 265.8
1. Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (Multiple Listing Service).
2. Deflated by the All-items Consumer Price Index.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 377-0003.
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