Area Recovery May Be Weakening; Index Measuring Local Economy Declined...

The Washington Post;  August 6, 1991 ;     359 words ...An index that measures the future course of the Washington...was at hand. "At least, the break in the index's upward performance does reinforce other...Washington Research Center, which compiles the index. George Washington University Prof. Stephen...

Glove, sponge indices remain volatile in Q2.(Price Index)

Hospital Materials Management;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the second quarter of 2003 was 100...gloves showed the most volatility. That index was down 2% for the quarter and down 7...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...

Phosphorus risk assessment index evaluation using runoff...

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;  June 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ...********** ABSTRACT: An index to evaluate the phosphorus (P) pollution...relative importance of the variables in the P index. These studies included plots containing...addition were weighted and considered in the index calculation. Measured soil erosion accounted...

Family Finance: The trackers stay out in front The dismal record...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Index-tracking funds are still beating UK fund managers hands down...in three fund managers managed to outperform his benchmark index in the year to the end of December. Depressingly, this appalling...1999, when just one in four managers bettered his benchmark index. Outside the UK, actively managed funds ...

Indices down for 3rd quarter, but up for the year. (Price Index).

Hospital Materials Management;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the third quarter of 2002 was 100.99...the year, and six were down. The steepest index increase was 25.91% for bandages and dressings...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...

Med-surg indices begin 2003 relatively stable. (Price...

Hospital Materials Management;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the first quarter of 2003 was 100.36...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...1Q03: 100.36 The overall medical-surgical index 0.38% between the two quarters, and was...

Med-surg price index creeping downward.(medical-surgical)(Statistical Data...

Hospital Materials Management;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The medical-surgical price index for the fourth quarter of 2000 was 98...has marked the past year. The overall index increased by 0.078% for the quarter...on the way down were gloves, with an index of 91.221 and a decline of 8.779% for...

Surgical instrument index leaps up 7.11%.(PRICE INDEX)(Illustration)

Hospital Materials Management;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the fourth quarter of 2004 was 98.52...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...4Q04: 98.52 The overall medical-surgical index increased 0.12% between the two quarters...

Med-surg indices move up in third quarter.(Price Index)

Hospital Materials Management;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the third quarter of 2003 was 100.71...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...3Q03: 100.71 The overall medical-surgical index increased 0.28% between the two quarters...

Med-surg indices continue downward trend.(Price Index)(medical-surgical...

Hospital Materials Management;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the third quarter of 2004 was 98.93...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...3Q04: 98.93 The overall medical-surgical index decreased 0.29% between the two quarters...

Reverses mark first-quarter price indexes. (Price Index).(Brief Article)

Hospital Materials Management;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the first quarter of 2002 was up 0...the year, and 9 were down. The steepest index increase was 8.45% for paper, with orthopedic...hospitals in the continental U.S. A price index is a measure of relative change in a group...

Economic index shows bright Spokane outlook

Journal of Business;  September 2, 2004 ;     659 words ...An index intended to show the direction in which Spokane...interpretation of the local economic trends" since the index was created, its author says. Called the Spokane Leading Economic Activity Index, it was developed in 2001 by Washington State University...

Med-surg prices continue slide in third quarter. (Price...

Hospital Materials Management;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The overall medical-surgical price index for the third quarter of 2001 was down...13 were down for the year. The steepest index increase was 8.84% for paper. The greatest...which declined 25.63%. The most stable index during the quarter was for orthopedic supplies...

Safety reg impact not visible in price index.(medical-surgical price index...

Hospital Materials Management;  August 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The medical-surgical price index for the first quarter of 2000 was 100...the last quarter of 1999. The overall index decreased by 0.054% for the quarter...27.383% over the past year. The glove index is still on the way down, despite predictions...

Index funds not answer to market's mysteries

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 14, 2004 ;     563 words ...MUTUAL FUNDS Index funds not answer to market's mysteries...Bloomberg News Sunday, March 14, 2004 Stock index funds rose to fame and acclaim by pointing...failure to keep up with the market. Now some index funds are suffering from the very same...