BlueTarp Financial paints strong industry economic picture
Portland, Maine-based BlueTarp Financial, a credit-management company for B2B suppliers, released its Q4 2017 Building Supply Index. The Q4 2017 index value rose to 130.52 from 122.23 in Q4 2016, its highest value on record since tracking began in 2008.
To interpret the index, values below 100 reflect recessionary or recovering performance. Values above 100 reflect healthy economic activity.