OECD Data: Composite Leading Indicators -1-

Release for: May 2018

Source: OECD

Long term average = 100    

                       Jan18  Feb18  Mar18  Apr18  May18  Growth cycle outlook**

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Ratio to trend,

amplitude adjusted

OECD Area              100.2  100.1  100.0  100.0   99.9  Stable growth momentum

Euro Area              100.5  100.4  100.2  100.1   99.9  Easing growth momentum

                                                                  Growth gaining

Major five Asia*        99.5   99.5   99.6   99.8  100.0                momentum

G7                     100.1  100.1  100.1  100.1  100.0  Stable growth momentum

Canada                 100.2  100.1   99.9   99.8   99.6  Easing growth momentum

France                 100.3  100.1  100.0   99.9   99.7  Easing growth momentum

Japan                  100.1  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  Stable growth momentum

Germany                100.9  100.7  100.5  100.3  100.2  Easing growth momentum

Italy                  100.7  100.6  100.4  100.2  100.0  Easing growth momentum

UK                      99.5   99.4   99.3   99.2   99.1  Easing growth momentum

USA                    100.0  100.1  100.2  100.2  100.2  Stable growth momentum

                                                              Tentative signs of

Brazil                 103.4  103.7  103.8  103.7  103.6  easing growth momentum

                                                                  Growth gaining

China                   98.9   98.9   99.1   99.3   99.6                momentum

                                                                  Growth gaining

India                  100.4  100.7  100.9  101.2  101.4                momentum

Russia                 100.8  100.9  100.8  100.8  100.7  Stable growth momentum

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*CLI data for 32 OECD member countries and 6 OECD non-member economies are

available at: http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?datasetcode=MEI_CLI 

** China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Korea

***The reference series for China is the value added of industry.

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