The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.1 percent in August to 123.7, following no change in July, and a 0.6 percent increase in June. The Coincident Economic Index increased 0.1 percent to 112.6, and the Lagging Economic Index increased 0.2 percent to 118.5.

“The U.S. LEI suggests economic growth will remain moderate into the New Year, with little reason to expect growth to pick up substantially,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. “Average working hours and new orders in manufacturing have been weak, pointing to more slow growth in the industrial sector. However, employment, personal income and manufacturing and trade sales have all been rising, helping to offset the weakness in industrial production in recent months.”

The Coincident Economic Index increased 0.1 percent in August to 112.6, following a 0.4 percent increase in July, and a 0.1 percent increase in June.

The Lagging Economic Index increased 0.2 percent in August to 118.5, following a 0.3 percent increase in July, and a 0.9 percent increase in June.