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Following last month's flicker of hope, our Accountants Confidence Index moved even more firmly into positive territory for both the short-term and the mid-term.

Our Accountants Confidence Index bounced back from a few weak months, with expectations of growth in both the short- and the mid-term.

Our Accountants Confidence Index continued on a positive track from the previous two months, with expectations of growth in both the short- and the mid-term.

After rebounding in October, our Accountants Confidence Index stayed positive this month, with expectations of growth in both the short- and the mid-term.

Our Accountants Confidence Index is much less pessimistic this month -- though it's still not optimistic, as our panelists still predict contraction in both the short term and the mid-term.

Our Accountants Confidence Index dropped fairly steeply this month, with two main possible culprits: First, our panelists may not have been pleased with the results of the election -- the accounting profession's political action committees had, overall, supported Gov. Romney's presidential bid -- but given that they seemed optimistic in the previous month, it seems likely that the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, which was still being assessed as we polled our Executive Research Council, plays a bigger role in the decline in the December ACI.

Our Accountants Confidence Index is balancing on either side of contraction, predicting a shrinking economy in the short term, and very, very, very modest growth in the mid-term -- though they seemed a little bit more optimistic in the run-up to the election.

Our Accountants Confidence Index continues to straddle contraction, predicting a shrinking economy in the short term, and very, very, very modest growth in the mid-term.

Our Accountants Confidence Index indicated a contraction in the coming three months -- but saw a light at the end of the tunnel, or at least six months from now.

For the second month in a row, our Accountants Confidence Index indicated a contraction in the coming three months -- and for the first time, it indicated a contraction over the next six, as well.

The July installment of our Accountants Confidence Index marked a major milestone -- if a negative one -- when, for the first time since we started publishing it, our short-term ACI reading indicated that our panel of accountants expect a contraction over the next three months.

The June installment of our Accountants Confidence Index broke with the trend of the previous two months, with a dip that indicated wavering confidence in the profession for both the short- and the mid-term.

The May installment of our Accountants Confidence Index continued the cautious rise that began in April.

The April installment of our Accountants Confidence Index breaks the declining trend that marked the start of 2012, with a slight uptick.

The latest installment of our Accountants Confidence Index, the second of the new year, continued 2012's unfortunate declining trend. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.

The latest installment of our Accountants Confidence Index, and the first from the new year, broke with the holiday season's more optimistic outlook. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.

The fifth installment of our Accountants Confidence Index continued last month's more optimistic outlook. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.

The fourth edition of our Accountants Confidence Index offered a slightly more optimistic outlook for the holiday season and the start of 2012. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.

The third monthly edition of our Accountants Confidence Index showed declines in accountants' outlook for the future -- a slight one for the short term, and a more serious decline for the mid-term. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.

The second monthly edition of our Accountants Confidence Index shows the profession holding more or less steady in its forecasts for growth. The ACI, created in partnership with ADP, is a new monthly economic indicator that leverages the insights of accountants into the strength and prospects of businesses in the U.S.