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IndicatorsNowcasting & Leading IndicatorsConference Board LEI

Conference Board LEI

United States·Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)·Monthly·%
Catalog indexedStored official dataStale dataLoaded 7h agoDataset exceptions

Source:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)·USSLIND

Leading Index for the United States

Conference Board LEI in United States was 1.72% on February 1, 2020, higher by 0.15% (+9.6%) from the prior observation. Charted from monthly observations in %.

Latest1.72%
MoM+9.55%
YoY+56.36%
10Y Avg1.43%
Latest observationFebruary 1, 2020
Model surprise+0.05%

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Conference Board LEI time series chart. Showing observations from January 1982 to February 2020. Latest value 1.72%.

Min-2.65%
Mean1.35%
Max3.35%
Latest observationFebruary 1, 2020

Source evidence

Tier 1 - criticalU.S. macro backbone via St. Louis Fed; revision/vintage capable.Action: deepen nowExpected coverage: 800,000 series.
Source noteProvider health
SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
FRED
Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
USSLIND
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.The provider-backed series is outside its expected freshness window, so this view should be refreshed before production use.Fetched: May 26, 2026.Latest observation flag: Estimated.
Stored · 2020-02-01
HistoryPoint-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.Vintage history is derived from FRED ALFRED's realtime_start/realtime_end query parameters.
Source-native vintage
ReuseCommercial use: dataset specific.Redistribution: review required.Do not treat FRED as an automatically reusable commercial-display source. Prefer direct BEA, BLS, Census, FRB, Treasury, and EIA feeds where possible.Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (USSLIND). Accessed 2026-05-26. Underlying-source rights may differ.
Dataset exceptions

Research notes

78 · Acceptable
ComparabilityAggregator is not the statistical authority: Use the source agency, source code, and methodology link when citing or reconciling with official releases.Seasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.
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QualitySource authority: 82/100. Aggregator source: useful access layer, but official methodology remains with the originating agency.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 458 observations available; latest observation 2020-02-01; platform fetch 2026-05-26T09:45:40.033Z; release status estimated; data status liveRevision and vintage depth: 100/100. Point-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.
3/6 strong
CitationConference Board LEI (FRED (St. Louis Fed): USSLIND, United States, retrieved May 26, 2026)
Retrieved May 26, 2026

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Series details

SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
CategoryNowcasting & Leading Indicators
FrequencyMonthly
Unit%
Latest observationFebruary 1, 2020
Platform last fetchMay 26, 2026
Transformslevel, mom, yoy
About this series

Leading Index for the United States

GeographySingle country

Americas

United States