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Table 1 Leading indicators

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Leading indicators
	February 2009	March 2009	April 2009	May 2009	June 2009	July 2009	Last month of data available
							% change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100)	218.9	215.8	213.8	213.7	213.6	214.5	0.4
Housing index (1992=100)¹	101.5	97.7	96.7	97.8	102.6	107.2	4.5
Business and personal services employment ('000)	2,923	2,917	2,914	2,913	2,904	2,898	-0.2
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000)	8,968	8,759	8,770	9,047	9,383	9,915	5.7
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)²	187,580	189,656	191,640	193,057	194,068	195,395	0.7
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)³	120.7	120.1	119.7	119.7	120.0	120.5	0.4
Manufacturing
Average workweek (hours)	36.7	36.5	36.3	36.5	36.5	36.6	0.3
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)⁴	26,584	23,728	21,942	19,354	17,556	16,522	-5.9
Shipments/inventories of finished goods⁴	1.69	1.64	1.60	1.57	1.56	1.54	-0.02⁵
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	2,940	2,917	2,881	2,849	2,824	2,812	-0.4
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	9,387	9,355	9,254	9,203	9,206	9,397	2.1
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator	211.4	210.2	211.9	217.8	216.6	216.4	-0.1

Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (multiple listing service).

Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items.

The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the month immediately preceding.

The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the second preceding month.

Difference from previous month.