“The US LEI declined slightly in September for the first time in the last twelve months, partly a result of the temporary impact of the recent hurricanes,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. “The source of weakness was concentrated in labor markets and residential construction, while the majority of the LEI components continued to contribute positively. Despite September’s decline, the trend in the US LEI remains consistent with continuing solid growth in the US economy for the second half of the year.” – The Conference Board
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- Consumer Confidence Survey – conference-board.org 09/26/17
- “The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. Declined in September” – conference-board.org 10/19/17
- “September 2017 Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – ism.ws 10/02/17
- “September 2017 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – ism.ws 10/04/17
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- “Monthly Advance Report On Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders September 2017” – census.gov 10/25/17
- “Monthly New Residential Construction, September 2017” – www.census.gov 10/18/17