Sentence examples for gauge of business activity from inspiring English sources
An index of consumer confidence was up, but a gauge of business activity in the Chicago area plunged.
And the purchasing managers index for the euro zone's manufacturing sector — a gauge of business activity —rose for the fourth month, climbing to 42.6 in June, from 40.7 in May.
Financial information company Markit said its purchasing managers index for the region, a gauge of business activity, slipped to 53 in April from 53.1 the previous month.
New orders improved, as did gauges of business activity and employment, complementing similar improvements in the manufacturing sector.
Markit's broad gauge of German business activity rose in September to a five-month high of 49.7, up from a reading of 47.0 in August.
[C6.] The Conference Board's closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in August for a third consecutive month.
And a report from the Conference Board showed that a gauge of future business activity fell 0.4percentt in November, its lowest reading in more than two years.
The report came after word that a gauge of future business activity fell last month to its lowest level in more than two years.
A closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in May, a private research group announced Monday.
A closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, evidence that companies and consumers continue to navigate an uncertain economic climate.
