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- NRA Forecasts Restaurant Industry Sales to Reach $566 Billion in 2009December 19 2008
- The National Restaurant Association projects industry sales will reach $566 billion in 2009, another record high for the foodservice community. Still, the news is not all good `senior vice president of research and information services for the NRA. “And it’s substantially more negative than any other prior recessionary period.”
- RPI Improves, but Still WeakDecember 1 2008
- The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index increased by 0.4 points in October to 97.1.
- Unemployment Claims Decrease in Late NovemberDecember 1 2008
- The Department of Labor announced that it received 509,000 initial claims for unemployment insurance during the week that ended on Nov. 29.
- Manufacturing Contracts in NovemberDecember 1 2008
- The Institute for Supply Management announced that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 36.2 in November from October’s level of 38.9.
- Consumer Confidence Moves UpDecember 1 2008
- After hitting an all-time low in October, the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index posted an increase of 6.1 points in November to 44.9.