Discover leading, coincident, and lagging business cycle indicators to predict economic trends, using insights from the Conference Board.

Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — At many times over the past five years, uncertainty over economic and financial conditions has elevated. Director of Data-Driven Economic Strategies (DDES) Dr. Tatiana Bailey ...

The Leading Economic Index, published by research group The Conference Board, fell 0.3% to 98.3 in September, after a similar ...

A forward-looking index of economic indicators put out by The Conference Board is flashing warning signs of “economic slowdown.” The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, fell sharply in April by 1% after ...

The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index® (LAG) for the US inched up by 0.1% to 119.6 (2016=100) in September 2025, after ...

The EPB Four Economy Framework helps track the Business Cycle by focusing on sector sequences, with the Leading Economy offering early signals of future shifts. Leading indicators like real money ...

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A forward-looking gauge of the economy fell by 0.5% in August, with the dual headwinds of a slowing labor market and increased import tariffs dragging down the Conference Board’s leading economic ...

Most economic indicators are retrospective, meaning they look backward. This includes GDP, unemployment, retail sales and so on. It is for that reason that I pay very close attention to leading ...