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Friday, July 23, 2010

ECRI WLI vs S&P500 and GDP Growth

ECRI's WLI Flat While its Growth Rate Falls
The Economic Cycle Research Institute, ECRI - a New York-based independent forecasting group, released their latest readings for their proprietary Weekly Leading Index (WLI) this morning. (More about ECRI)
For the week ending July 16, 2010
  • WLI  stood at 120.7, unchanged from the prior week which was originally reported at 120.6
  • WLI growth fell to minus 10.5 percent from minus 9.8 percent a week ago, its lowest level since May 15, 2009, when it stood at minus 11.1 percent.
This is a chart of the S&P500 (charts + Quote) vs ECRI's WLI from October 1, 2004 through July 23, 2010. 
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This is a chart of ECRI's WLI and WLI growth rate vs. GDP growth from October 1, 2004 through July 23, 2010.
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Data for week ending July 16, 2010:

Indexes       Period   Level  Growth
WLI, Weekly  7/16/10   120.7  -10.5%
WLI, Monthly    6/10   121.1   -7.1%
Note: The WLI for the week ending 7/23/10 will be released on 7/30/10.

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