NRA’s Performance Index Rises But Cap-Ex Indicators Fall Back In January

In spite of severe Covid surges in January, operators surveyed for the National Restaurant Assn.’s monthly Restaurant Performance Index said current same-store sales and traffic improved during the month, pushing the overall RPI up 0.5 point. It remains at 99.1, below the 100 level that separates expansion from contraction. The two capital spending measures in…