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Restaurant Performance Index declined 0.7% in October 11/30/2023 12:43:52 PM Restaurant operators reported a net decline in both same-store sales and customer traffic.  
Current Situation Index fell 1.9% in October 11/30/2023 12:42:42 PM October represented the second time in the last three months that the Current Situation Index was below 100 in contraction territory.
Restaurant operators reported a net decline in same-store sales 11/30/2023 12:42:27 PM Fifty-one percent of restaurant operators reported lower same-store sales in October.  
Restaurant operators remain uncertain about the economy 11/30/2023 12:41:40 PM Only 12% of operators said they expect economic conditions to improve in six months.  

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