The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for China ticked up by 0.1 percent in June 2023 to 155.5 (2016=100), following no change in May. The LEI contracted by 0.6 percent from December of 2022 to June of 2023, a much smaller rate of decline than - 4.3 percent over the previous six months. The Conference Board Coincident Economic ... (full story)