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MNI: US DATA ADVISORY: Conference Board Note On Leading Index

     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is a notice published by the Conference
Board Thursday regarding the shutdown impact on the index of leading indicators:
     "Please note that due to the government shutdown, data for manufacturers'
new orders for consumer goods and materials for November and December and
building permits were not published for December. The Conference Board has
forecasted these series in order to publish a preliminary Leading Economic
Index. Data for manufacturers' new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding
aircraft for November are from the advance report for Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories & Orders. In addition, The Conference Board is postponing the
regularly scheduled annual benchmark revision of the composite indicators until
all underlying data are available."
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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