Leading indicators were weakening through September.
Period (Year, month) 6-month annualized percentage change in composite index of 10 leading indicators Recession 1=recession 0=no recession
2000 01 4.28141 0
2000 02 2.66300 0
2000 03 3.55528 0
2000 04 4.26240 0
2000 05 1.40226 0
2000 06 0.52151 0
2000 07 -1.03448 0
2000 08 0.00000 0
2000 09 -0.86393 0
2000 10 -2.90459 0
2000 11 -2.41370 0
2000 12 -4.28215 0
2001 01 -3.61571 0
2001 02 -3.96341 0
2001 03 -4.97989 1
2001 04 -4.14820 1
2001 05 -2.26968 1
2001 06 -0.35367 1
2001 07 0.00000 1
2001 08 1.06856 1
2001 09 0.17849 1
2001 10 0.35714 1
2001 11 1.78409 1
2001 12 4.48174 0
2002 01 5.74391 0
2002 02 6.64394 0
2002 03 9.29752 0
2002 04 9.28906 0
2002 05 8.81281 0
2002 06 5.80611 0
2002 07 4.17347 0
2002 08 3.45100 0
2002 09 2.74665 0
2002 10 2.74430 0
2002 11 2.54767 0
2002 12 3.05845 0
2003 01 3.57267 0
2003 02 2.87999 0
2003 03 2.87999 0
2003 04 3.73166 0
2003 05 4.89174 0
2003 06 5.72759 0
2003 07 6.90909 0
2003 08 8.11861 0
2003 09 9.67612 0
2003 10 10.83990 0
2003 11 9.15064 0
2003 12 9.25146 0
2004 01 9.00832 0
2004 02 8.46541 0
2004 03 9.89281 0
2004 04 7.82772 0
2004 05 7.77803 0
2004 06 6.75648 0
2004 07 6.07577 0
2004 08 5.90396 0
2004 09 3.04397 0
2004 10 2.88849 0
2004 11 2.87103 0
2004 12 3.62235 0
2005 01 2.39872 0
2005 02 2.84737 0
2005 03 1.49363 0
2005 04 1.64360 0
2005 05 0.59259 0
2005 06 1.47491 0
2005 07 1.62659 0
2005 08 1.02978 0
2005 09 0.59171 0
2005 10 2.07710 0
2005 11 3.87157 0
2005 12 2.05273 0
2006 01 3.23985 0
2006 02 2.05424 0
2006 03 4.61765 0
2006 04 2.64694 0
2006 05 -0.28923 0
2006 06 -0.43274 0
2006 07 -1.71794 0
2006 08 -1.15273 0
2006 09 -1.72040 0
Source: Conference Board