NRA Performance Index Rose In October, As Expectations Improve; Cap-Ex Measures Mixed

The National Restaurant Assn.’s Restaurant Performance Index ticked up again in October, rising 0.2 point to 98.3, on the strength of better times ahead for same-store sales, staffing and capital spending. But the index remains well below the 100 point that delineates expansion from contraction. The other cap-ex spending measure, that tracks purchases the past…