The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the United Kingdom declined by 0.5 percent in October 2023 to 73.4 (2016=100), following a 0.4 percent decrease in September. The LEI for the UK contracted by 4.1 percent in the six-month period ending in October 2023, the same rate of decline as over the previous six-month period from October 2022 to April 2023. The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for the United Kingdom ticked up by 0.1 percent in October 2023 to 104.5 (2016=100), after being unchanged in September. The CEI for the UK slid by 0.1 percent in the six-month period from April to ... (full story)