This index is designed to predict the direction of the economy, but it tends to have a muted impact because most of the indicators used in the calculation are released previously;

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.4 percent in January 2017 to 113.5 (2010=100).

The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index(CEI) for the U.K. was unchanged in January 2017 at 108.7 (2010=100).