CANADA DECEMBER LEADING INDICATOR UP 0.4 PCT Canada's leading composite indicator advanced 0.4 pct in December after gaining 0.4 pct in the two previous months, Statistics Canada said. The unfiltered index rose 0.8 pct in the month, a turnaround from the 0.3 pct decline in November, the federal agency said. The manufacturing groups continued to post advances while goods production rose 1.6 pct, the third increase in the last four months. The advances, however, were offset by a deceleration in household demand.