The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the United Kingdom declined by 0.3 percent in February 2024 to 75.8 (2016=100), after being unchanged in the previous two months according to revised data. The LEI for the UK contracted by 1.6 percent between August 2023 and February 2024, a much slower rate of decline than the contraction of 5.1 percent over the previous six-month period. The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the United Kingdom increased by 0.2 percent in February 2024 to 104.9 (2016=100), after increasing by 0.3 percent in January. Over the six-month period between August ... (full story)