P&Q index

I will now begin reporting the monthly P&Q Industry Index number in my blog. That means, blogonauts will get it about two weeks sooner than the readers of the print version of Pit & Quarry. So, without further adieu, the latest number is 215. That's down slightly from the month previous, and marks two months in a row that the index has fallen slightly. The index jumped above the 200 level for the first time in July, and has stayed there, despite the recent drop. All in all, the health of the industry remains strong. Your comment?