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Table 1 Leading indicators

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Leading indicators
	February 2010	March 2010	April 2010	May 2010	June 2010	July 2010	Last month of data available
							% change
Composite leading indicator (1992=100)	232.5	235.1	237.4	239.2	240.9	241.8	0.4
Housing index (1992=100)¹	138.1	138.1	138.8	136.4	132.8	127.4	-4.1
Business and personal services employment (thousands)	2,932	2,950	2,960	2,955	2,967	2,976	0.3
S&P/TSX stock price index (1975=1,000)	11,366	11,591	11,744	11,747	11,787	11,804	0.1
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)²	211,503	212,990	214,194	215,554	216,896	217,585	0.3
US Conference Board leading indicator (1992=100)³	128.1	129.1	130.3	131.2	132.0	132.5	0.4
Manufacturing
Average workweek (hours)	36.5	36.5	36.6	36.7	36.7	36.7	0.0
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)⁴	20,704	21,225	21,246	22,022	22,519	23,023	2.2
Shipments/inventories of finished goods⁴	1.73	1.77	1.81	1.85	1.88	1.90	0.02⁵
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	2,879	2,907	2,930	2,957	2,970	2,953	-0.6
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)⁴	10,082	10,075	10,022	9,977	9,923	9,868	-0.6
Unsmoothed composite leading indicator	237.4	238.8	243.7	243.2	241.3	241.9	0.2

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.