Mumbai, July 21 -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US declined by 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 (2016=100), following a 0.1% increase in May. However, the LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, a much smaller rate of decline than its 1.1% contraction over the second half of 2025.
The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index (CEI) for the US increased by 0.2% in June 2026 to 114.6 (2016=100), after a similar increase of 0.2% in May. Overall, the CEI expanded by 0.4% over H1 2026, slightly more than the 0.3% growth rate over the previous six months.
The CEI's four component indicators-payroll employment, personal income less transfer payments, manufacturing and trade sales, and industrial production-ar...