“The August gain is consistent with continuing growth in the U.S. economy for the second half of the year, which may even see a moderate pick up,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. “While the economic impact of recent hurricanes is not fully reflected in the leading indicators yet, the underlying trends suggest that the current solid pace of growth should continue in the near term.” – The Conference Board
- “The Employment Situation” – bls.gov 09/01/17
- Consumer Confidence Survey – conference-board.org 09/26/17
- “The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in August” – conference-board.org 09/21/17
- “August 2017 Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – ism.ws 09/01/17
- “August 2017 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business” – ism.ws 09/06/17
- “Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services” – census.gov 09/15/17
- “Monthly Advance report On Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories And Orders August 2017” – census.gov 09/27/17
- “Monthly New Residential Construction, August 2017” – census.gov 09/19/17
- “The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in August” – conference-board.org 09/21/17