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DJ-BTMU U.S. Business Barometer down -0.8%
For the week ending April 25, 2009, the DJ-BTMU U.S. Business Barometer declined by -0.8 percent on a large drop in activity nearly across the board. Record-high summer-like temperatures across much of the country drove consumers indoors to catch the latest movie, which was just about the only category to experience an increase during the week. April finished down -0.5 percent compared to March, but this was the slowest rate of decline since September 2008 and so far sets the economy on track for another decline in the second quarter, but one that is much much milder compared to the first quarter drop of -6.1 percent.
Posted: May 7, 2009 Thursday 10:00 AM