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Economic Data Brief |
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Business activity
Leading Economic Index — September 2026
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| Leading Economic Index was essentially flat in September 2026 at 99.6, +1.3% from a year ago. Prior month: 99.6. Prior periods were revised in 6 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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LEI
99.6
▪ 0.0% m/m
· +1.3% y/y
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CEI
115.3
▲ +0.3% m/m
· +0.2% y/y
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Lagging
121.1
▲ +0.5% m/m
· +1.3% y/y
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Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (6) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Leading Economic Index · August 2026 | 99.5 | → | 99.6 | ▲ +0.1 | | Leading Economic Index · July 2026 | 99.6 | → | 99.7 | ▲ +0.1 | | Coincident Economic Index · July 2026 | 114.8 | → | 114.9 | ▲ +0.1 | | Coincident Economic Index · August 2026 | 114.9 | → | 115.0 | ▲ +0.1 | | Lagging Economic Index · July 2026 | 120.4 | → | 120.3 | ▼ −0.1 | | Lagging Economic Index · August 2026 | 120.6 | → | 120.5 | ▼ −0.1 |
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Key figures| Headline → | September 2026 | August 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Leading Economic IndexREVISED 2016=100 | 99.6 | 99.6 | ▪ 0.0 | ▪ 0.0% | ▲ +1.3 | ▲ +1.3% | | | Coincident Economic IndexREVISED | 115.3 | 115.0 | ▲ +0.3 | ▲ +0.3% | ▲ +0.2 | ▲ +0.2% | | | Lagging Economic IndexREVISED | 121.1 | 120.5 | ▲ +0.6 | ▲ +0.5% | ▲ +1.5 | ▲ +1.3% | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Lagging Economic Index: highest level on record (data back to July 2025).
- Coincident Economic Index: 3 straight months of increase.
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-10-22 14:31 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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