ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update

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Today's release of the publicly available data from ECRI puts the WLI at 145.6, up from the previous week's figure. The WLIg is at -10.3, up from last week and the WLI YoY is at -4.92%, down slightly from last week.

Below is a chart of ECRI's smoothed year-over-year percent change since 2000 of their weekly leading index.

WLI since 2000

Appendix: A Closer Look at the ECRI Index

The first chart below shows the history of the Weekly Leading Index and highlights its current level.