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PMPA Business Trends September 2023 PMPA’s September Business Trends Report shows that our industry sales are leveling, and our shops are making rational, measured adjustments to maintain their capabilities and profitability. Despite all of the uncertainty in our markets, we remain on track for our third best year ever for Sales dollars! Only outlook…
REPORT – PMPA Business Trends July 2023
PMPA Business Trends July 2023 The PMPA Business Trends Sales Index declined 27 points or 18 percent to 127 in July 2023. On first look, this appears to be a stunning reversal of fortunes for our shops in July. However, a critical reading of the figures and placing them in context allows us to…
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PMPA/ITR Economics Forecast Report February 2025
The ITR Economics quarterly forecast report gives us insight into eight industries that are the primary drivers of our shops’ success. The ability to consistently look into the future with actionable data gives us a competitive edge. The reason that PMPA members closely follow the ITR Quarterly forecast report is…
PMPA Business Trends May 2021
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5-14-21 COVID Update Provided by The Franklin Partnership
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PMPA Business Trends April 2023
PMPA Business Trends April 2023 The PMPA monthly Business Trends Report for April dropped 17 percent to 140, the second highest level for April ever. Typically the Index declines between March and April on average by about 10.8 percent, so this decline was an overachievement. That said, the 140 value for April 2023 is up…

