The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Inched Down Further in August
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI)for theU.S. declined by 0.2% in August 2024 to 100.2 (2016=100), following an unrevised 0.6% decline in July. Over the six-month period between February and August 2024, the LEI fell by 2.3%, a smaller rate of decline than the 2.7% drop over the six-month period between August 2023 and […]