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| Month | Building Permits | Initial Claims | Stock Prices | Consumer Confidence | Help Wanted | National Economy | Leading Index | Percent Change |
| January | -0.71 | +1.74 | +0.24 | +0.40 | +0.68 | +0.16 | 142.0 | +0.4 |
| February | -0.56 | +1.01 | +0.08 | +0.61 | +0.69 | +0.63 | 142.6 | +0.4 |
| March | -1.14 | +0.92 | +0.10 | +0.21 | +0.45 | +0.31 | 142.8 | +0.1 |
| April | -1.20 | +0.02 | +0.47 | +0.78 | +0.19 | +0.16 | 142.9 | +0.1 |
| May | -0.87 | +0.53 | +0.55 | +0.64 | +0.14 | -0.16 | 143.1 | +0.1 |
| June | +0.01 | +0.08 | +0.01 | +0.69 | +0.14 | -0.31 | 143.2 | +0.1 |
| July | +0.37 | -0.18 | -0.37 | +0.29 | +0.14 | +0.78 | 143.5 | +0.2 |
| August | +2.06 | +0.76 | -1.47 | +0.06 | +0.07 | +0.00 | 143.8 | +0.2 |
| September | +0.86 | +0.37 | -2.90 | -0.12 | -0.48 | +0.16 | 143.3 | -0.4 |
| October | +0.34 | +0.50 | -2.47 | -0.51 | -0.71 | +0.16 | 142.7 | -0.4 |
| November | -0.09 | +0.32 | -1.73 | -0.83 | -1.31 | +0.77 | 142.0 | -0.5 |
| December | -0.84 | -0.44 | -0.89 | -0.91 | -0.12 | +0.46 | 141.4 | -0.5 |
For more information on the University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators or the activities of the University's Economic Research Group, please contact:
| Professor Alan Gin School of Business Administration University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110 |
TEL: (619) 260-4883 FAX: (619) 260-4891 E-mail: AGin@prodigy.net |