Composite leading index dips 0.2% in September
First gain in five months
Conference Board index plummets to lowest level since 1982
Industrial production tumbles
18 of 21 manufacturing sectors post declines
Report suggest broad weakness in U.S. economy
Producer prices decline
Trade surplus widens
August decline reverses increases earlier this year
Added incentives such as higher bank deposit insurance and tax cuts were designed to get the bill passed