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November Gardner Business Index (GBI) Accelerates Contraction
The Gardner Business Index (GBI): November marks only the second time in 2019 that shops with more than 250 employees have reported an overall contraction in business activity. Prior to the July 2019 reading which fell just below 50, the last time that large firms reported contracting conditions was during the third quarter of 2016.
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