
Industrial production remains in severe contraction territory, consumer confidence has fallen off a cliff, business confidence is clearly depressed and the leading index is turning down fast dropping 0.51% since April and 6.54% below the level seen in May 2010.
For June (more timely data), consumer confidence declined a whopping 0.59% from May and dropped 1.23% below the level seen in June 2010 while business confidence declined 0.49% from May remaining 0.49% above the level seen in June 2010.
Industrial production remains epically weak plunging 1.21% between February and March 2011 (less timely data) remaining near the lowest levels seen since the late 1990s.