NRA Performance Index Fell Sharply In January; Cap-Ex Measure Split

Driven by large declines in the sub-indexes for current same-store sales, traffic and labor, the National Restaurant Assn.’s Restaurant Performance Index gave up 1.5 points in January, falling to a still robust 103.2. Any reading of the index or its components above 100 signals expansion. All eight components remain well above 100. The two measures…