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91ÊÓÆµ Index Sustains Growth Rate Entering the Second Quarter

91ÊÓÆµ’s April reading remained unchanged from the prior month.

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Registering 59.5 for April, the Gardner Business Index (GBI): 91ÊÓÆµ was unchanged from the prior month. The index reading calculated among only job shops was down slightly from March. Compared to the same month one year ago, the 91ÊÓÆµ Index grew by 7.4 percent. April’s reading ties with March’s for the second highest in the index’s history. ’s review of the underlying data for March indicates that strong expansion in supplier deliveries, production and new orders drove the business index higher. Readings for employment, backlog and exports lowered the index’s average-based calculation. All components of the 91ÊÓÆµ Index, including exports, expanded during April.   

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