Modest growth of the US economy for the time being

Three indicators published today, June 23, show that the american economy growth is not vigorous actually and that it will continue like that in the coming months.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index indicates that growth was below trend in May.

https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/cfnai/index

Markit Economics monthly survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry shows that the activity improved lightly in June but remains subdued.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey//PressRelease.mvc/c7420a52858b4686ae89aa398eafd8ba

The monthly and semestrial evolution of the Conference Board leading economic index point to modest growth in the coming months.

https://www.conference-board.org/data/bcicountry.cfm?cid=1

Slow growth in Québec, according to the Desjardins Leading Index

The Québec economy will continue to grow in the coming months, but at a weak pace; this is, at least, what we can read from the evolution of the DLI in the recent months.

The most recent data on the DLI were published June 14 on the Desjardins website.


https://www.desjardins.com/ressources/pdf/ipd0616e.pdf?resVer=1464875179000

World economy: its growth is still sluggish, according to PMI data

Symptoms of weak growth in the world economy keep showing in PMI data published June 3 on Markit Economics website.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey//PressRelease.mvc/7dbf0ebff0284f2688cd91765242ce6e