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Table 4.5
Leading indicators

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Leading indicators: Part 1
  Composite index 1
      Retail sales 3
Smoothed Business and personal services Housing 2 US index Furniture and appliances Other durables
v7688 v7679 v7680 v7681 v7684 v7685
  1992=100 ('000) 1992=100 ('000 000)
April 2008 228.2 2,903 139.4 124.3 2,853 9,743
May 2008 229.0 2,917 141.7 124.2 2,872 9,747
June 2008 229.1 2,933 141.1 124.1 2,881 9,711
July 2008 229.5 2,937 137.1 123.9 2,910 9,702
August 2008 230.0 2,949 134.6 123.6 2,936 9,654
September 2008 229.5 2,953 133.8 123.2 2,959 9,637
October 2008 228.2 2,952 130.2 122.5 2,963 9,635
November 2008 226.8 2,948 123.1 121.8 2,966 9,587
December 2008 224.6 2,945 117.8 121.2 2,940 9,387
January 2009 222.1 2,932 109.6 120.7 2,917 9,355
February 2009 218.9 2,923 101.5 120.1 2,881 9,254
March 2009 215.8 2,917 97.8 119.7 2,850 9,200
April 2009 213.9 2,914 97.0 119.7 2,825 9,201
May 2009 213.8 2,913 98.0 120.0 2,813 9,392
June 2009 214.0 2,904 102.9 120.6 2,807 9,445
July 2009 215.5 2,898 108.6 121.5 2,811 9,546
August 2009 218.5 2,893 113.3 122.7 2,826 9,620
September 2009 221.2 2,883 119.9 123.9 2,836 9,762
October 2009 222.8 2,874 126.6 124.9 2,845 9,911
November 2009 225.6 2,884 130.4 125.9 2,847 10,008
December 2009 228.5 2,906 134.0 127.1 2,879 10,077
January 2010 230.1 2,918 135.8 128.2 2,919 10,068
February 2010 232.4 2,932 138.2 129.2 2,952 9,999
March 2010 235.1 2,950 138.4 130.4 .. ..
April 2010 237.2 2,960 139.5 .. .. ..
Leading indicators: Part 2
  Composite index
Financial Manufacturing Unsmoothed
Money supply 3 TSX New orders, durables 3 Shipments-to-inventories ratio Work week  
v7682 v7678 v7683 v7686 v7677 v7687
  ('000 000) (1975=1000) ('000 000) ratio (hrs) 1992=100
April 2008 171,931 13,572 26,718 1.76 37.9 229.9
May 2008 172,168 13,748 27,667 1.76 37.9 230.2
June 2008 172,138 14,010 28,474 1.76 37.9 230.2
July 2008 172,383 14,012 28,023 1.76 37.8 229.6
August 2008 172,897 14,097 27,679 1.76 37.8 229.9
September 2008 174,030 13,660 27,822 1.76 37.8 227.4
October 2008 176,148 12,669 28,823 1.75 37.6 224.0
November 2008 178,768 11,630 27,812 1.73 37.6 221.8
December 2008 181,834 10,709 26,584 1.69 37.1 218.6
January 2009 185,011 9,694 23,728 1.64 36.9 217.2
February 2009 187,580 8,968 22,017 1.60 36.7 211.4
March 2009 189,656 8,759 19,504 1.58 36.5 210.2
April 2009 191,631 8,770 17,882 1.56 36.3 212.1
May 2009 193,037 9,047 16,943 1.55 36.5 217.9
June 2009 194,038 9,383 18,473 1.56 36.6 218.2
July 2009 196,002 9,915 17,908 1.59 36.7 219.0
August 2009 198,200 10,345 17,095 1.60 36.9 225.1
September 2009 200,323 10,759 18,266 1.63 37.1 225.7
October 2009 202,959 10,867 19,790 1.66 37.1 225.8
November 2009 205,641 11,082 19,521 1.70 37.0 232.2
December 2009 207,903 11,273 20,704 1.73 36.9 233.7
January 2010 209,751 11,319 21,296 1.77 36.7 233.2
February 2010 211,630 11,366 21,342 1.80 36.5 237.1
March 2010 213,288 11,591 .. .. 36.5 239.3
April 2010 214,589 11,744 .. .. 36.5 242.5
1.
1992=100.
2.
Average of existing home sales and housing starts.
3.
Millions of 1992 dollars.
Source(s):
Contact: Francine Roy (613-951-3627).Cansim table: 377-0003
Date Modified: 2010-06-10

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