The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in June to 127.8 (2010 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in May, and a 0.2 percent increase in April.

"The U.S. LEI rose sharply in June, pointing to continued growth in the U.S. economy and perhaps even a moderate improvement in GDP growth in the second half of the year," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. "The broad-based gain in the U.S. LEI was led by a large contribution from housing permits, which improved after several months of weakness."

The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in June to 115.5 (2010 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in May, and a 0.2 percent increase in April.   

The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in June to 124.4 (2010 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in May and a 0.3 percent increase in April.