Business-Cycle Update: AIER Indicators Still Point to Recession PDF Print E-mail
Written by AIER Research Staff   
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:00

Our primary leading indicators of business-cycle conditions continue to indicate that a recession is likely.

The percentage of leading indicators appraised as expanding increased from 33 last month to 40 this month. But it is still below 50, which suggests that a business contraction is probable.

Percentage of Leading Indicators

Separately, the AIER cyclical score, which is based on a purely mathematical analysis of AIER's leading indicators, decreased to 49, and last month's score was revised downward from 55 to 51.  

Cyclical Score

Our coincident and lagging indicators show that a business contraction has probably already begun.  
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