Article: The NPD Group Announces Overall Sales and Traffic Data for U.S. Restaurant Industry.

Information Beginning with December 2006 Data Represents the First Time NPD Issues Industry Results and Insights

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Today, leading market information company, The NPD Group, released overall monthly sales and traffic information (visits) for the restaurant industry -- for the first time in its history -- beginning with December 2006 figures.

Consumer spending at restaurants in December of 2006 rose four percent versus the year earlier according to The NPD Group's CREST database. NPD is also seeing more customer traffic going into restaurants for the same month year over year with only minimal check inflation. The increases in ...

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