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Australia June Leading Index Unchanged From May - Westpac

August 18, 2010, Wednesday, 08:56 GMT | 03:56 EST | 13:26 IST | 15:56 SGT

(RTTNews) - Westpac Bank's Leading Economic Index for Australia was unchanged in June compared to an upwardly revised 0.3 percent rise in May.

On a full year basis, the Leading Index was up 6.0 percent, compared to a full year rise of 7.4 percent in May.

The Coincident index, which measures current activity, was up an annualized 3.8 percent in June, compared to a rise of 3.4 percent in May.