noun
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another word for subscript
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an index to a subcategory
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The production subindex increased to 51.7 in September from 50.4 in August, though the gauge for total new orders edged down to 50.5 from 50.6 while new export orders declined to 50.0 from 50.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The production subindex rose to 50.4 in August, compared with 49.9 in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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 tracking service activity rose to 50.3 from April’s 49.6, while the construction subindex stood at 48.8, compared with 48.0 in the prior month as a festering property slump continued to weigh on growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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
U.S. services-sector activity continued to rise in January, the second month in a row all four subindexes remained in expansion, a monthly survey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
The manufacturing subindexes showed factory output rose at the fastest clip in 11 months while new orders including new exports expanded in May.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
The subindexes of new orders and overseas demand grew for a seventh month, rising at the fastest pace since February 2019 and December 2022, respectively.
From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2023
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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