NAPL: Print Sales Continue Nosedive

Still, brighter days may not be far off. Other key NAPL business indicators paint the first quarter as rock bottom. About one-fifth of companies surveyed reported that business improved in April, up significantly from 8.7 percent in March, while less than half (49.2 percent) indicated that business slowed, down from 74.7 percent in March. It was the first time both indicators moved in these directions since September 2007, according to the NAPL.