KPI Report
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KPI – January 2026: The Brief
With steady sales growth, 2025 ended with an increase in small business optimism…
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KPI – January 2026: State of Manufacturing
The Customers’ Inventories Index remaining in "too low" territory in December is a positive sign for future production…
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KPI – January 2026: State of Business – Automotive Industry
Trucks & SUVs are on pace to account for 83.1% of new vehicle retail sales, up 1.5 percentage points from…
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KPI – January 2026: State of the Economy
The labor market is no longer working in favor of job seekers, as companies continue to maintain the low-hire, low-fire…
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KPI – January 2026: Consumer Trends
Consumers continue to report pressures on their purchasing power stemming from high prices & the prospect of weakening labor markets…
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KPI – January 2026: Recent Vehicle Recalls
Recent recall notices for Ford, Genesis, Nissan, Ram & Volvo models...
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KPI – December 2025: State of Business – Automotive Industry
Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are expected to account for 77.5% of new vehicle retail sales, up 2.3 percentage points…
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KPI – December 2025: State of the Economy
A recent theme is that the U.S. labor market has normalized into a low-turnover environment with fewer workers switching jobs…
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KPI – December 2025: Consumer Trends
Despite some signs of improvement to close out the year, pocketbook issues continue to dominate consumer views of the economy…
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KPI – December 2025: The Brief
Despite facing extraordinary economic pressure, the small business sector continues to demonstrate perseverance…
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KPI – December 2025: Recent Vehicle Recalls
Recent recall notices for Acura, Toyota, Nissan, Ford & Ram models...
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KPI – December 2025: State of Manufacturing
Of the six largest manufacturing industries, three expanded in November, including electronics, food & machinery…
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KPI – November 2025: The Brief
Small business retail sales edged up in October, but inflation-adjusted sales revealed a year-over-year decline…
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KPI – November 2025: State of Manufacturing
Even though the four demand indicators improved in October, they’re still in contraction territory…
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KPI – November 2025: State of Business – Automotive Industry
The holiday sales season faces affordability challenges, evolving incentive strategies & lingering effects from the EV pull-ahead earlier this year…