NRA’s RPI Moved Broadly Lower In December, Both Cap-Ex Measures Stayed Expansionary While Ticking Down

Seven of the eight components tracked monthly by the National Restaurant Assn. for its Restaurant Performance Index lost ground in December. This pushed down the overall RPI by 0.8 point to drop it back into contraction territory at 99.3. It had managed to reach statis at 100 in November, its first move out of contraction…