Argentina Leading Economic Index

In Argentina, the Leading Index (ILCIF) anticipates turning points in economic activity throughout the cycle. The index is composed by ten selected series according to their compliance, temporal consistency, economic rationality, representativeness and availability. These series are the following: stock market index of Buenos Aires, Merval Argentina, approved building plans, cement dispatches, bankruptcies, authorized contracts of property transactions, consumer confidence index, M2 Money Supply, metallurgical industry, use of intermediate goods. The index has a base value of 100 as of January of 1993.