Also plotted is their Coincident Economic Index (CEI), which has continued to make higher highs since bottoming in 2009.
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for February was in line with forecasts.
Their chart shows that both the Leading Economic Index (LEI) as well as the Coincident Economic Index (CEI) are both still clearly rising.
Later this month, the Department of Enterprise will begin publishing a composite economic index which will effectively produce a separate gross domestic product (GDP) figure for Northern Ireland.
Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, saw one of the sharpest declines in the region, with its economic index worsening by 2.3 points, while confidence in Italy fell by 1.9 points.
The new Northern Ireland Composite Economic Index (NICEI) will now be used as the closest approximate measurement for GDP in Northern Ireland drawing on the various statistical sources that currently exist.
Before releasing the first edition of its economic freedom index, Fraser ran a series of symposia to discuss the possibility and nuances of measuring economic freedom.
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The German ZEW economic expectations index rose in September, suggesting less risk for the German economy.
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The World Economic Forum index also shows that U.S. infrastructure beats the European Union average by a wide margin!
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In European news overnight, the German ZEW economic expectations index hit a three-year high in its latest February report.
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In other overnight news, the German ZEW economic expectations index rose in March to its highest level in three years.
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In overnight news, the German ZEW economic indicators index came out stronger than expected, which supported European stock markets and the Euro currency.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, leading economic indicators index and the Philadelphia Fed business survey.
The European Commission said its economic sentiment index for the euro area fell to 101.1 in June from 101.8 in May, its sixth consecutive monthly slide.
Its economic sentiment index for the eurozone rose to 89.2 from 87.8 in December, still well below the 100 level that marks the boundary between overall optimism and pessimism.
We also know that our economy is struggling and as little as 13 years ago, the United States ranked number three in the Economic Freedom Index behind Singapore and Hong Kong.
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The German Unemployment Change figures showed that 20K workers fell off the registry of the unemployed during June and the overall Euro zone Economic Sentiment Index improved to a reading of 101.3.
Adding to the day's upbeat tone was an unexpected rise in German economic sentiment, as measured by the ZEW economic expectations index, and an upgrade by the International Monetary Fund to its global growth forecasts for 2012 and 2013.
The Index of Economic Freedom and the similar Economic Freedom of the World Index from the Frazer Institute were both created under the inspiration of the late Milton Friedman.
As a result the U.S. has fallen to 10th place, its lowest rank on the Index of Economic Freedom, since the inception of the Index in 1995, down from fifth place in 2007.
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There was also more weak economic data coming out of Germany Tuesday, where the ZEW index of economic sentiment fell sharply.
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The economic-expectations index fell to minus-16.9 in June from 10.8 in May, against expectations for a reading of 2.8.
The German ZEW economic-expectations index managed to print a three-year high (31.5 in January, far exceeding the December print of 6.9), reaching its strongest reading in nearly two years.
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In terms of economic freedoms, the gateway to Latin America is on the rise, according to the annual Index of Economic Freedom released by The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday.
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U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the consumer price index and leading economic indicators.
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The U.S. dollar index traded slightly Thursday, but the stronger U.S. economic data did push the index up from its early session low.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the housing price index and leading economic indicators.
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