RecessionAlert Weekly Leading Economic Index

The weekly leading economic index (WLEI) is a composite for the U.S economy that draws from over 20 time-series and groups them into the following six broad categories which are then used to construct an equally weighted average. As of February 21st, the index was at 22.009, up 0.987 from the previous week, with 5 of the 6 components in expansion territory.