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Q3/2024 MAFSI Business Barometer: Third Quarter Sales Once Again Are Negative. Fourth Quarter Forecast Is for Zero Growth.

Posted by MAFSI, Dec 05, 2024

Third Quarter Sales Once Again Are Negative. Fourth Quarter Forecast Is for Zero Growth. Overall sales for Q3/24 were ...

Q2/2024 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Shrink for the 12th Consecutive Quarter

Posted by MAFSI, Sep 11, 2024

Industry Sales Shrink for the 12th Consecutive Quarter Overall, sales for Q2/24 declined for the 12th consecutive quarter, ...

Q1/2024 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Growth For First Quarter Of 2024 At Dead Zero

Posted by MAFSI, Jun 26, 2024

Industry Sales Growth For First Quarter Of 2024 At Dead Zero. Hopes Remain For A Second Half Rebound. Overall sales for ...

Q4/2023 MAFSI Business Barometer: Sales Shrink to a Paltry +1.1%, While Industry Deals With Stag-Flation

Posted by MAFSI, Mar 28, 2024

Sales Shrink to a Paltry +1.1%, While Industry Deals With Stag-Flation Overall sales for Q4/23 continued to slump to +1.1% ...

Q3/2023 MAFSI Business Barometer: Overall Sales Growth Slows For The 9th Consecutive Quarter, Industry Likely Heading For A Soft Landing

Posted by MAFSI, Nov 20, 2023

Overall sales for Q3/23 dropped to +2.0%, missing the forecast for the third quarter of +3.5%. See the Q3 2023 Commercial ...

Q1/2023 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Growth Continues to Flatten As Business Normalizes, Second Half Looks More Challenging

Posted by MAFSI, Jul 10, 2023

Overall sales for Q1/23 dropped significantly to +6.6% from +8.7% in Q4/22 and came in short of the forecast of +7.0%. See ...

Q3/2022 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Abate to High Single Digits as Supply and Demand Come into Balance

Posted by MAFSI, Nov 28, 2022

Overall sales for Q3/22 continued to abate with a still healthy advance of +9.0%, having receded from +17.3%, +15.2%, and ...

Easily Complete the Business Barometer with MAFSI's New Excel Tool

Posted by Mike Colligon, MAFSI Board Member, Nov 09, 2022

We have talked a lot about the Barometer lately because we know it is a great tool for all MAFSI members! Now we have a new ...

Q2/22 MAFSI Business Barometer Reports Sales Continue Strong but Moderating; Industry Normalizing as COVID Impact Abates

Posted by MAFSI, Sep 19, 2022

Overall sales for Q2/22 continued strong with an increase of +14.3%. This represents the third consecutive quarter of ebbing ...

MAFSI Business Barometer Reports Sales for Q1/22 Remain Strong but are Tempering; Marketplace Dealing with Economic Headwinds

Posted by MAFSI, Jun 17, 2022

Overall sales in Q3/21 climbed by +15.4% compared to Q3/20. This was less than the +20.7% increase that had been forecasted ...

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