August 2010: Percent of Leaders Expanding Remains at 100; Cyclical Score of Leaders Increases to 94
Though still expanding, some of our statistical indicators show troubling signs of weakness. Weakness among the primary leading indicators of business-cycle conditions shows that the recovery has not gained much momentum in recent months. Although all but one of the leaders are appraised as either expanding or probably expanding, more than half of the most recent data points show them falling or flat.