PTDA Business Index shows growth
The PTDA Business Index for the third quarter indicates slowing but continued positive growth.
However, distributors reported more positive business activity and new orders for 3Q2014 than manufacturers, a notable change from 1Q and 2Q 2014. Despite this upward swing, the overall 3Q2014 PTDA Business Index reading of 67.5 was lower than the previous quarter's reading of 68.7.
The entire 3Q2014 PTDA Business Index report is available through PTDA’s website. It includes distributor and manufacturer breakout data in addition to historical data. The PTDA Business Index is modeled after the widely respected Purchasing Managers Index and tracks change in business activity, new orders, employment, supplier deliveries, inventories, prices and backlog in the PT/MC industry to arrive at an overall index.
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