The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for Brazil, Together with Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Fell in October
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for Brazil, together with Fundacao Getulio Vargas (TCB/FGV Brazil LEI), decreased 0.4 percent in October. The index now stands at 125.5 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in September and a 0.9 percent increase in August. Two of the eight components contributed positively to the index in October.
"Following the seesaw pattern of several economic indicators, October's decline in the LEI reinforces our outlook of modest growth for the remainder of this year and into 2014," said Paulo Picchetti, Economist at FGV/IBRE. "Uncertainty about domestic and foreign fundamentals is the major factor limiting Brazil's pace of economic growth."
Jing Sima, Economist at The Conference Board, added, "October's decline was due to a large drop in consumer expectations and continued weakness in the service sector. While stock prices and exports improved somewhat in the third quarter, industrial production remains subdued. Overall, both the LEI and CEI point to slower growth for the rest of 2013 and into 2014."
The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® for Brazil, together with Fundacao Getulio Vargas (TCB/FGV Brazil CEI), which measures current economic activity, increased 0.2 percent in October to 129.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in September and a 0.2 percent increase in August. Three of the six components contributed positively to the index in October.
About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for Brazil, together with Fundacao Getulio Vargas
TCB/FGV Brazil LEI was launched in July 2013. Plotted back to 1996, this index has successfully signaled turning points in the economic cycles of Brazil. The Conference Board also produces LEIs for Australia, China, the Euro Area, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The eight components of TCB/FGV Brazil LEI include:
Swap Rate, 1 year (Source: Central Bank of Brazil)
Stock Price Bovespa Index (Source: BOVESPA - Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo/ Sao Paulo Stock Exchange)
Manufacturing Survey: Expectations Index (Source: FGV/IBRE)
Services Sector Survey: Expectations Index (Source: FGV/IBRE)
Consumer Expectations Survey: Expectations Index (Source: FGV/IBRE)
Physical Production of Durables Consumer Goods Index (Source: IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica/ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
Terms of Trade Index (Source: FUNCEX - Fundacao Centro de Estudos do Comercio Exterior/The Foundation Center for the Study of Foreign Trade)
Exports Volume Index (Source: FUNCEX - Fundacao Centro de Estudos do Comercio Exterior/The Foundation Center for the Study of Foreign Trade)
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ABOUT FGV/IBRE
The Brazilian Institute of Economics (Instituto Brasilieiro de Economia—IBRE) at Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV) was founded in 1951 to research, analyse, produce and disseminate macroeconomic statistics and applied studies. Its purpose is to inform and help improve public policies and private activities in the Brazilian economy. IBRE is a leading institute in calculating the Brazilian GDP and producing price indices including the General Price Index (IGP) which served as Brazil´s official inflation index for many years. In addition to price indices, IBRE prepares trend and business cycle indicators that are widely used by administrators and analysts.
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Summary Table of Composite Economic Indexes |
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Aug |
2013 |
Oct |
6-month |
|
Leading Economic Index |
125.2 |
126.0 r |
125.5 p |
|
Percent Change |
0.9 |
0.6 r |
-0.4 p |
-2.4 |
Diffusion |
62.5 |
75.0 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
Coincident Economic Index |
128.9 |
129.0 p |
129.2 p |
|
Percent Change |
0.2 |
0.1 p |
0.2 p |
0.1 |
Diffusion |
58.3 |
58.3 |
66.7 |
50.0 |
n.a. Not available |
p Preliminary |
r Revised |
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Indexes equal 100 in 2004 |
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Sources: The Conference Board, FGV/IBRE |
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