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Article: BUSINESS BRIEFING.(Business)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- October 23, 2001
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Byline: Compiled from The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Scripps Howard News Service and News staff reports
ECONOMIC INDICATOR
Index shows large drop
The U.S. index of leading economic indicators showed the biggest drop in September in more than five years, a sign the slowdown may last through the first quarter of 2002.
The Conference Board's gauge of economic activity over the next three to six months dropped 0.5 percent after falling a revised 0.1 percent in August. The last time the index fell more was in January 1996, when it dropped 0.7 percent.
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