Below is a chart and brief excerpt from today's Early Look written by Macro Analyst Christian Drake. Click here to learn more.
As can be seen in the Chart of the Day below, current levels of activity (or even marginal deterioration) would equate to strong RoC data as we move through a progressively favorable year-end given comp setup. That mid-high single digit growth will be occurring against a backdrop of broadly negative earnings growth in 3Q and with most industrial-mfg indicators mired in outright contraction. |