NRA Performance Index Fell Back In December But Cap-Ex Components Improve

The National Restaurant Assn.’s Restaurant Performance Index gave back its November gain, as weaker same-store sales and traffic, compared to last year’s December, pushed the index down 0.7 point to a still positive 101.1. The December reading the second highest marker since May 2019. Any RPI reading above 100 signals expansion, while any below points…