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Table 25.11 Composite Leading Index, March 2004 to March 2010
[an error occurred while processing this directive]11-402-x[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive]| March 2004 | March 2005 | March 2006 | March 2007 | March 2008 | March 2009 | March 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite leading indicator (1992=100) | 191.1 | 202.4 | 213.2 | 224.1 | 227.8 | 215.8 | 235.2 |
| Housing index (1992=100)1 | 136.5 | 138.1 | 150.1 | 144.9 | 141.6 | 97.8 | 138.1 |
| Business and personal services employment (thousands) | 2,627 | 2,612 | 2,687 | 2,820 | 2,894 | 2,917 | 2,950 |
| Stock Price Index, Toronto Stock Exchange 300 (1975=1,000) | 8,395 | 9,352 | 11,568 | 12,981 | 13,522 | 8,759 | 11,591 |
| M1 money supply ($ millions, 1992)2 | 119,791 | 134,113 | 144,772 | 162,504 | 171,369 | 189,656 | 213,033 |
| U.S. Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100) | 119.3 | 124.6 | 127.4 | 126.9 | 124.5 | 119.7 | 130.2 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||
| Average work week (hours) | 38.7 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992) | 22,307 | 25,165 | 26,946 | 27,275 | 27,312 | 19,504 | 22,183 |
| Shipments to inventory ratio of finished goods | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 1.85 |
| Retail trade | |||||||
| Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992) | 2,009 | 2,185 | 2,460 | 2,633 | 2,838 | 2,850 | 2,989 |
| Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992) | 7,463 | 7,831 | 8,280 | 8,950 | 9,676 | 9,200 | 9,984 |
| Unsmoothed composite (1992=100) | 194.8 | 204.3 | 215.7 | 225.7 | 227.6 | 210.2 | 239.2 |
| 1. Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (Multiple Listing Service). | |||||||
| 2. Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 377-0003. | |||||||
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