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OECD Leading Indicator for the U.S. (since 1955)

Name: OECD Leading Indicator for the U.S. (since 1955)
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Composite leading indicator: 100.96 (Aug 2026).
A year earlier: 99.62 (Aug 2025), a change of +1.3%.
Highest on record here: 103.81 (Dec 1972); lowest: 92.93 (Apr 2020).

Year	Average	Year close
1955	102.22	102.05
1956	100.71	100.61
1957	98.89	96.81
1958	98.94	102.05
1959	102.29	100.99
1960	99.28	98.27
1961	100.15	101.25
1962	99.99	99.79
1963	100.21	100.22
1964	100.71	101.07
1965	101.20	101.68
1966	100.57	98.89

Source: FRED USALOLITOAASTSAM (Leading Indicators OECD: Leading Indicators: Composite Leading Indicator: Amplitude Adjusted for United States). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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