US leading economic indicators continue climbing

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A measure of future US economic performance rose again in January, a private business think tank announced Thursday.
The leading economic index for the United States, a 10-component measure compiled by the New York-based Conference Board, rose 0.2 per cent last month to a mark of 121.1. The index was up 0.4 per cent in December and 0.3 per cent in November, dpa reported.
The measure is indexed to a 2010 mark of 100.