October Index at 53.0 - Fastest Growth Since June

摘要

With a reading of 53.0, the Gardner Business Index showed that the finishing industry grew in October for the ninth time in 10 months and to its highest level since June; in the one month during that span that it did not grow, the industry was flat. Compared to one year earlier, the October index increased by 5.2 percent. The annual rate of change has been about 9.5 percent for three straight months.