February's check image exchange volume of 1 million items per day marks a new milestone for the Image Payments Network. We are extremely pleased with the progress our customers are making and expect this very positive growth trend to continue. At the current growth rate, the number of daily items in the first quarter of 2006 will exceed the total number for 2005.
Quotes about februarys (6 Quotes)
Certainly, the beginning of Chinese New Year helped the January 2006 numbers as it helped February's numbers last year. Every crevice of Las Vegas had strong numbers and this can only point to strong demand for product from Las Vegas locals to Hawaiians visiting downtown alike.
February sales are typically much more robust than January's, but some may be surprised that this month even exceeded last February's sales. We attribute this in part to dramatically renewed consumer interest in compact vehicles.
This correction is happening at an interesting time, coinciding with February's seasonal weakness and two events over the next few days that will be important both for interest rates and equity markets -- Friday's unemployment report and the G7 meeting this weekend,
Unseasonably mild weather in January, coming after unseasonably severe weather in December, generated a huge increase in housing starts. Moreover, February's weather is likely to generate a big decline in housing activity next month.
Considering the very strong results for the fourth quarter, which were the strongest data seen in two years, (February's forecast) is not a particularly pessimistic number.