Outpace Quotes
Construction spending in November outpaced even the upwardly revised October and September totals.
- Ken Simonson
Colorado continues to outpace the nation in economic growth. However, we have yet to see the full impact on our regional economy of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita... Rising energy costs will continue to impact us in the fourth quarter. The potential regional economic slowdown due to these factors is yet to be seen.
- Tom Clark
Bookings outpaced even our strong sales growth during the fourth quarter driven by a combination of broad end market demand and longer lead times. In addition to higher order rates for products supporting notebook and desktop applications, bookings for products serving the display end market increased significantly.
- Mark Thompson
Based on the recent operating environment, including freight demand that exceeds truckload capacity and moderating diesel fuel prices, we expect to continue to achieve modest rate increases that outpace increases in our costs. Our intermediate term goal remains an operating ratio of 90 percent or better.
- Steve Russell
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