US leading index for July 2019
- leading index +0.5% versus -0.1% last month
- diffusion index 55.0 versus 55.0 last month
- six month annual change 1.6% versus 0.5% last month
largest contributors to LI this month:
- jobless claims 0.16% versus -0.11% last month
- building permits 0.23% versus -0.15% last month
- stock prices 0.14% versus 0.05% last month
- leading credit index 0.14% vs 0.13% last month
- average consumer expectations 0.12% vs 0.04% last month
largest declines to LI this month
- average workweek -0.07% versus 0.0%
- ISM new orders -0.10% versus -0.12%
- interest rate spread -0.04% versus -0.04% last month
- orders non-defense capital goods -0.01% versus +0.05% last month
