By Jill Mislinski
The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index ((LEI)) for May was up 2.8% from the April final figure of 97.1.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® ((LEI)) for the U.S. declined 0.3 percent in June to 111.5 (2016 = 100), following no change in May, and a 0.1 percent increase in April.
"The US LEI fell in June, the first decline since last December, primarily driven by weaknesses in new orders for manufacturing, housing permits, and unemployment insurance claims," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Senior Director of Economic Research at The Conference Board. "For