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Table 1 Leading indicators

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Leading indicators
	June 2009	July 2009	August 2009	September 2009	October 2009	November 2009	Last month of data available
							% change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100)	214.0	215.5	218.4	221.1	222.7	225.7	1.3
Housing index (1992=100)¹	102.9	108.4	112.5	117.6	122.5	125.6	2.5
Business and personal services employment ('000)	2,904	2,897	2,892	2,882	2,872	2,883	0.4
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000)	9,383	9,915	10,345	10,759	10,867	11,082	2.0
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)²	194,038	196,042	198,320	200,483	203,243	205,862	1.3
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)³	120.0	120.6	121.5	122.6	123.7	124.6	0.7
Manufacturing
Average workweek (hours)	36.6	36.7	36.9	37.2	37.3	37.3	0.0
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)⁴	17,882	16,942	18,472	17,882	16,974	18,267	7.6
Shipments/inventories of finished goods⁴	1.56	1.55	1.56	1.58	1.59	1.61	0.02⁵
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	2,825	2,812	2,807	2,812	2,827	2,849	0.8
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	9,201	9,392	9,446	9,541	9,609	9,729	1.2
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator	218.2	218.9	224.9	225.5	226.1	233.2	3.1

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.