Leading indicators continue to point to weakening growth in most major economies
12 Sept 2022 – The OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity over the next six to nine months, continue to signal a in most major economies and in the OECD area as a whole.
Among large OECD economies, the CLIs continue to anticipate a loss of growth momentum in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as in the euro area as a whole including France, Germany and Italy. Stable growth continues to be expected in Japan.
Among major emerging-market economies, the CLI for China (industrial sector) now points to a loss in growth momentum. In India, the CLI continues to indicate stable growth whereas in Brazil it signals growth losing momentum.
The OECD CLIs are cyclical indicators based on a range of forward-looking indicators such as order books, building permits, confidence indicators, long-term interest rates, new car registrations and . Most of these monthly indicators are available up to August 2022.
In the face of persisting uncertainties related to the war in Ukraine, renewed COVID-19 threats, and the impact of high inflation on real household income, the CLI components might be subject to larger-than-usual fluctuations. As a result, the indicators should be interpreted with care and their magnitude be regarded as an indication of the strength of the signal rather than as a measure of growth in economic activity.
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