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The Conference Board
Leading Economic
Index@ (LEI) for the US
Increased in February
THE CONFERENCE BOARD
NEWS PROVIDED BY
The Conference Board
Mar 18,2022,10.00 ET
NEW YORK March 18,2022 /PRNewswirel
The
Conference Board Leading Economic Index@
(LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.3 percent in
February to 119.9 (2016 = 100), following a 0.5
percent decrease in January and a 0.8 percent
increase in December;
"The US LEI rose slightly in February; partially
reversing Januarys decline
said Ataman
Ozyildirim, Senior Director of Economic
Research at The Conference Board: "However;
the latest results do not reflect the full impact of
the Russian invasion of Ukraine; which could
lower the trajectory for the US LEI and signa
slower-than-anticipated economic growth in tne