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DJ-BTMU U.S. Business Barometer increased by 0.3%
For the week ending October 17, 2009, the DJ-BTMU U.S. Business Barometer posted a nice +0.3 percent increase and has not fallen for four consecutive weeks. Though we are only a few weeks into the final quarter of the year, growth in the business barometer implies that the third quarter momentum did not abate, at least not so far. Chain store sales are posting decent gains, while production in lumber and steel has picked up with the turn in the housing market and as a reaction to low vehicle inventories, respectively.
Posted: October 29, 2009 Thursday 10:00 AM