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Q4/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: Q4/25 is the Third Consecutive Quarter of Modest Improvement; Q1/26 Continues To Advance with Forecast at 3.5%
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Mar 05, 2026
Q4/25 is the Third Consecutive Quarter of Modest Improvement; Q1/26 Continues To Advance with Forecast at 3.5% Overall sales ...
Q3/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: MAFSI Q3/25 Barometer records 2nd Consecutive Quarter of Modest Growth and 2026 Forecast at 4.3%
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Nov 13, 2025
MAFSI Q3/25 Barometer records 2nd Consecutive Quarter of Modest Growth; 2026 Market Forecast at 4.3% Q3/25 sales improved to ...
Q2/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: Modest Growth of + 1.6% achieved in Q2/25; Tariff Impact Still a Threat
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Sep 08, 2025
Modest Growth of + 1.6% achieved in Q2/25; Tariff Impact Still a Threat Q2/25 sales showed a slight gain of +1.6% versus 0% ...
Q1/2025 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Is Flat At Best Coupled With Stagflation and Uncertainty
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May 14, 2025
Industry Is Flat At Best Coupled With Stagflation and Uncertainty Overall sales for first quarter 2025 were dead flat at 0% ...
Q4/2024 MAFSI Business Barometer: Industry Sales Turn The Corner Into Small But Positive Growth, (Potential) Tariff Impacts Make It Nearly Impossible to Forecast Sales
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Feb 24, 2025
Industry Sales Turn The Corner Into Small But Positive Growth, (Potential) Tariff Impacts Make It Nearly Impossible to ...
Q3/2024 MAFSI Business Barometer: Third Quarter Sales Once Again Are Negative. Fourth Quarter Forecast Is for Zero Growth.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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