noun
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another word for subscript
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an index to a subcategory
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The subindex tracking services activity rose to 50.4 from May’s 50.3, while the construction subindex stood at 49.0, compared with 48.8 in the prior month, as a yearslong property slump continued to weigh on growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The subindex for new export orders rose to 50.1, returning to expansionary territory in June, while the gauge for high-end manufacturing climbed to 53.5 from May’s 52.9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The subindex tracking service activity dropped to 49.6 from 50.2, while the construction subindex declined to 48.0 from 49.3 as yearslong property slump continued despite a brief thaw in some major cities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Key details: A subindex that measures what consumers think about the current state of the economy increased to 57.8 from 56.6.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
She thought to ask him if he knew the subindex of his “other” component, because 20 percent was pretty high, but if he didn’t know, the question would embarrass him.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for services providers rose to 56.1 from 53.8, with all four subindexes being in expansion territory for the third month in a row.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
All four services subindexes expanded for the third consecutive month, with new orders and business activity at 2024 highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Like the headline index, both subindexes were the lowest since May.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023
Output and new orders slipped to their lowest levels since August 2020, the survey's subindexes showed.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2022
To better understand a score, government and corporate observers can delve into the subindexes and indicators that show how it was weighted.
From Forbes ● Sep. 5, 2012
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