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The Conference Board publishes leading, coincident, and lagging indexes designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle for nine countries around the world.

Present Conditions of the U.S. Economy in Historical Perspective
by Victor Zarnowitz, Senior Fellow and Economic Counselor
Utilizing The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index and Coincident Economic Index for the United States and their components to answer where the U.S. economy is presently (July 2008) relative to prior business cycles.

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April 2008 Benchmark Revisions to U.S. LEI
The April 2008 release incorporated annual benchmark revisions to the composite indexes. As a result of these revisions, the full histories (1959-present) of the U.S. leading, coincident and lagging indexes were revised during that month. Historical data series are available for purchase.

The Latest Releases:

Nov. 20	The Conference Board Announced that the U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.8 Percent
Nov. 19	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.1 Percent
Nov. 18	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.6 Percent
Nov. 12	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.7 Percent
Nov. 11	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.2 Percent
Nov. 6	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 1.0 Percent
Nov. 5	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 1.1 Percent
Oct. 29	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.4 Percent
Oct. 23	The Leading Index for Mexico Decreased 0.9 Percent

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