“The U.S. LEI continued on its upward trend in May, suggesting the economy is likely to remain on, or perhaps even moderately above, its long-term trend of about 2 percent growth for the remainder of the year,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. “The improvement was widespread among the majority of the leading indicators except for housing permits, which declined again. And, the average workweek in manufacturing has recently shown no sign of improvement.” – The Conference Board
• “The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) For the U.S. Increased in May” – www.conference-board 06/22/17
• “May 2017 Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – www.ism.ws 06/01/17
• “May 2017 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – www.ism.ws 06/05/17
• “Monthly Advance Report On Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 2017” – www.census.gov 06/26/17
• “Advance Monthly Sales For Retail and Food Services” – www.census.gov 06/14/17
• “Monthly New Residential Construction, May 2017” – www.census.gov 06/16/17
• “The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declined in May” – www.conference-board.org 05/30/17
• “The Employment Situation” – www.bls.gov 06/02/17