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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

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

Like the headline index, both subindexes were the lowest since May.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 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