Written by Steven Hansen
ECRI’s WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward was unchanged and remains slightly in expansion. ECRI released their coincident and lagging indicators this week.
Analyst Opinion of the trends of the weekly leading indices
In essence, there is little growth forecast in the business cycle six months from today.
Here is this week’s update on ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index (a positive number indicates growth):
Weekly Leading Index Increases
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__________________________________________ECRI’s U.S. Weekly Leading Index (WLI) increased to 147.1 while the growth rate was virtually unchanged at 2.2%.
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The WLI is one of many ECRI U.S. leading indexes, including some with longer leads over cyclical turning points in economic growth.
For a quick glance at the WLI’s performance, please see the chart below.
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U.S. Coincident Index:
ECRI produces a monthly coincident index. The November economy’s rate of growth (released in December) showed the rate of growth was unchanged.
U.S. Lagging Index:
ECRI produces a monthly Lagging index. The October economy’s rate of growth (released in November) showed the rate of growth modestly declined.
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source: ECRI
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