The Accountants Confidence Index dropped a very little bit from last month, but remained divided, expecting contraction in the short term and growth in the mid-term.
After retrenchment in the last two months, the short-term and mid-term ACIs shot up by more than two points each, both driven by extremely strong rises in our panelists' predictions for growth at their large-business clients.
In April, the Accountants Confidence Index gave back the gains it made in March, dropping two points to almost exactly the same level as in February. Both the short-term and mid-term ACIs were affected, though it's worth noting that both remain over the 50-mark that separates expectations of growth from expectations of contraction.
After bouncing up in May, the Accountants Confidence Index dropped right back down in June, with both the short-term and mid-term measurements drooping.
After February's retrenchment, the short-term and mid-term ACIs continued that moderation in March, dropping slighly -- though they remained comfortably in positive territory.
After three months trending upward, the short-term and mid-term ACIs both retrenched slightly in the first month of the year -- though they remained comfortably in positive territory.
After rising in November, the short-term and mid-term ACI readings both continued their upward trend in December, with the short-term and the long-term readings both both comfortably in positive territory.
After levelling off in October, the short-term and mid-term ACI readings both rose in November, with the short-term reading just barely nudging into positive territory.
