• Australia’s leading economic index rises 0.5% in February

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28 April 2015

Australia’s leading economic index rises 0.5% in February

The Conference Board released its leading economic index for Australia on Tuesday. The leading economic index rose 0.5% in February, after a 0.4% gain in January.

It was the third consecutive rise.

The increase was driven by rural goods exports, money supply, share prices, gross operating surplus and the yield spread.

Five of the seven components gained in February.

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