The Japanese Leading Index experienced its biggest monthly decline in more than thirty years in December, dropping 4.3%, while the Coincident Index dropped 1.4%. Still, four leading indicators improved: real money supply, stock prices, interest rate spread, and the (inverted) business failures*.
Japanese Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Up Down 4.4%
- Coincident Index: Down 1.4%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 4
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 3
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 3
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The Euro Area Leading Economic Index, published for the first time by the Conference Board this week, has fallen by more than 14.0% since its decline began in June 2008 and the rate of decline has accelerated in recent months. The Leading Index for Australia dropped 1% in November with three of the seven leading indicators falling, while the Coincident Index rose 0.1%. The oil dependent Mexican economy took the biggest hit in November with the Coincident Economic Index down 0.6% and the Leading Economic Index dropping 4.5%. Of all the indicators in both indexes only one – stock prices – improved.
Euro Zone Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 0.9%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 5
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 3
- Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
Australian Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 1%
- Coincident Index: Up 0.1%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 3
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 4
- Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 3
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 1
Mexican Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 4.5%
- Coincident: Down 0.6%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 1
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 4
- Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 0
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 3
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The Leading Index for Germany fell 2.2% in November and the Coincident Index fell 0.5%, according to a Conference Board report released Thursday. Only three of the eleven indicators included in the indexes improved.
German Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 2.2%
- Coincident Index: Down 0.5%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 2
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 5
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 3
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The Conference Board reported another round of bad news for the French economy Wednesday, with a 1.4% drop in the Leading Economic Index for France and a 0.2% decline in the Coincident Index. The weakness was widespread with only 3 of the 11 indicators in the two indexes improving.
French Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 1.4%
- Coincident Index: Down 0.2%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 1
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 6
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 2
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2
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The Spanish leading index and coincident index each dropped significantly in November. Spanish contribution to euro money supply continued to be a big positive factor in the leading index, while the only coincident indicator to improve was real imports.
Spanish Economic Indicators At a Glance
- Leading Index: Down 0.5%
- Coincident Index: Down 0.6%
- Improved Leading Indicators: 2
- Worsened Leading Indicators: 3
- Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
- Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
- Worsened Coincident Indicators: 4
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