The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the US continues to forecast strong economic growth in the near term, calling for GDP growth of 5.7% for this year and 3.8% for 2022. There were 51 transactions in Q3 2021 vs 35 in Q3 2020, representing an increase of nearly 50%. In addition, YTD 2021 is 37% greater than YTD 2021.
