What makes the Big Orange Index move?
A look at the six subindexes that make up Register Business columnist Jonathan Lansner’s
Big Orange Index. For all subindexes, except Banker, 100 equals 1989.
Banker
Bill-pay index up for 31st
consecutive quarter as
unemployment, bankruptcies,
foreclosures all continue to dip.
100%
90
80
70
60
50
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Merchant
Boss
Shopkeepers enjoy 27th
straight gain. Hiring slows as
spending growth takes a pause.
The corner office is happy!
Index at all-time high as
corporate profits and CEO
confidence jump.
140
140
120
120
100
100
80
80
60
60
40
40
20
20
0
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0
Consumer
Up 29 out of last 31 quarters
as shopper optimism grows
along with home values and
stock portfolios.
Property owner
200
160
160
150
120
120
100
80
80
50
40
40
250
200
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Server
Index is up for 26th straight
quarter by smallest gain in
four years. Tourism is calling
as are job gains.
200
0
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0
Source: The Register
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Only fourth increase in last 11
quarters as transaction levels
stay modest and hiring slows.
0
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