The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany Increases
BRUSSELS, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 0.3 percent in December to 103.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in November, and a 0.3 percent increase in October.
At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, decreased 0.2 percent in December to 106.3 (2004 = 100), following no change in November, and no change in October.
In December, The Conference Board LEI for Germany continued its fourth-quarter improvement after falling sharply in August and September. However, its six-month growth rate remained near its lowest level since May 2009. Meanwhile, the Conference Board CEI for Germany declined this month and was flat during the second half of 2011. Taken together, the recent behavior of the composite indexes suggests that economic activity will remain weak in the near term.
About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany
The composite economic indexes are the key elements in an analytic system designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle. The leading and coincident economic indexes are essentially composite averages of several individual leading or coincident indicators. They are constructed to summarize and reveal common turning point patterns in economic data in a clearer and more convincing manner than any individual component – primarily because they smooth out some of the volatility of individual components.
The seven components of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for Germany include:
New Orders, Investment Goods
Yield Spread cumulated, 10 year minus 3 month
Change in Inventories
Gross Enterprise and Property Income
Stock Prices
New Orders, Residential Construction
Consumer Confidence Index
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Summary Table of Composite Indexes |
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2011 |
6-month |
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Oct |
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Nov |
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Dec |
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Jun to Dec |
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Leading Economic Index (LEI) |
103.5 |
p |
103.6 |
p |
103.9 |
p |
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Percent Change |
0.3 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
0.3 |
p |
-2.6 |
p |
Diffusion |
85.7 |
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64.3 |
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92.9 |
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28.6 |
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Coincident Economic Index (CEI) |
106.5 |
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106.5 |
r |
106.3 |
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Percent Change |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
r |
-0.2 |
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0.0 |
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Diffusion |
37.5 |
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37.5 |
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75.0 |
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25.0 |
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n.a. Not available p Preliminary r Revised |
SOURCE The Conference Board
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