RSM US Middle Market Business Index: Middle Market Grapples with Supply Chain; Overall Conditions Remain Solid

December 2, 2021

Source: RSM

Snarled supply chains and the spread of the delta variant combined to reduce the RSM US Middle Market Business Index to 129.7 in the final quarter of the year from a peak of 143.7 previously. An easing was to be anticipated, though, and the current reading is in line with the pre-pandemic score of 126.2 in the final quarter of 2019. 

Given that we expect a re-acceleration in household spending and higher fixed investment by businesses to close out the year, we anticipate that middle market business conditions will remain solid even as firms work to confront challenges in securing materials and workers. 

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