Industry Demand Net Rising Index
The Graph of the Week shows the Demand Net Rising Index from the July 2007 NABE Industry Survey. From the survey:
Based on a quarterly survey of 109 NABE members in four broad sectors, demand for goods and services at respondents’ firms increased sharply in the second quarter of 2007. This stronger growth can be attributed to a surge in demand at finance, insurance, and real estate (FIRE) firms and transportation, utilities, information, and communication (TUIC) firms. Demand growth at goods-producing firms was essentially unchanged while the services sector, which was performing the strongest in the previous survey, saw demand growth moderate slightly.
NABE members can read the full report online. A summary is available for the public.