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Article: Restaurant outlook is optimistic.(Restaurant Notes)(Brief Article)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- April 19, 2004
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The National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity soared to record levels last month.
The association's Restaurant Perfor-mance Index, a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry, jumped 1.6 percent above its strong January level, which posted a 1.0 gain.
The index is based on a variety of indicators including sales, traffic, labor and capital ...