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LEI for the United Kingdom Dipped in March
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the United Kingdom dipped slightly by 0.1 percent in March 2024 to 76.0 (2016=100), after also declining by 0.1 percent in February (an upward revision). As a result, the LEI for the UK contracted by 0.8 percent between September 2023 and March 2024, a much slower pace of decline than the contraction of 4.6 percent over the previous six-month period. The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the United Kingdom remained unchanged in March 2024 at 104.3 (2016=100), after increasing by 0.1 percent in February. Over the six-month period between ... (full story)