OECD Data: Composite Leading Indicators -2-

Release for: May 2018

Source: OECD

Long term average = 100

              |---------- monthly %chg ---------|

              Jan18  Feb18  Mar18  Apr18  May18  |y/y|

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OECD Area     -0.03  -0.05  -0.07  -0.08  -0.08  -0.17    Stable growth momentum

Euro Area     -0.09  -0.12  -0.15  -0.16  -0.16  -0.43    Easing growth momentum

Major five

Asia*         -0.02   0.03   0.10   0.15   0.20   0.08   Growth gaining momentum

G7             0.00  -0.01  -0.03  -0.05  -0.05   0.07    Stable growth momentum

Canada        -0.12  -0.15  -0.16  -0.15  -0.14  -0.74    Easing growth momentum

France        -0.10  -0.13  -0.15  -0.14  -0.14  -0.71    Easing growth momentum

Japan         -0.05  -0.05  -0.04  -0.01   0.00  -0.14    Stable growth momentum

Germany       -0.11  -0.15  -0.18  -0.19  -0.17  -0.34    Easing growth momentum

Italy         -0.09  -0.14  -0.17  -0.18  -0.19  -0.03    Easing growth momentum

UK            -0.08  -0.09  -0.11  -0.10  -0.08  -1.16    Easing growth momentum

USA            0.09   0.09   0.06   0.02   0.00   0.59    Stable growth momentum

                                                              Tentative signs of

Brazil         0.30   0.21   0.10  -0.03  -0.15   2.75    easing growth momentum

China         -0.05   0.03   0.14   0.23   0.31  -0.42   Growth gaining momentum

India          0.23   0.24   0.24   0.25   0.25   2.40   Growth gaining momentum

Russia         0.08   0.03  -0.01  -0.04  -0.07   0.50    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.

constant prices, 100 million Yuan

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