The Iowa Leading Indicators Index was 106.3 in December 2024, remaining the same from November 2024. When seen together, a ...

Transportation prices jumped in January, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers. The Logistics Managers’ ...

Three methods of measuring sound diffusion are described. One is derived from the curvature of sound decay curves and a second is based upon the variation of reverberation time with position.

In December, the AV Sales Index (AVI-S) increased by a point to 53.1. It’s always positive to see the AVI-S increase, even if ...

Since this is a diffusion index, negative readings indicate contraction, positive ones indicate expansion. While it focuses exclusively on business in this district, this regional survey gives a ...

The diffusion index for current general activity jumped from a revised reading of -10.9 in December to 44.3 in January, its highest reading since April 2021. The employment index 11.9 vs.

The 'MSME Outlook Survey’s Business Conditions Index (BCI) stood at 58.30, indicating positive business sentiment. The BCI is ...

The subindex has been in expansion territory for 12 of the past 13 months. The LMI is a diffusion index wherein a reading above 50 indicates expansion while one below 50 signals contraction.