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Baseline

The monthly measure of the everyday economy

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Merchants in the Flute panel
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Merchants in the Flute panel
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Merchants in the Flute panel

Baseline is Flute’s economic publication. Every month, we measure the performance of key industries using proprietary transaction data from owner-led businesses, publishing recurring research that helps explain the everyday economy.

Same-store performance

Across 11 Industries

Fashion & Retail +2.4%
Food & Beverage +3.1%
Health & Beauty +1.9%
Hospitality -1.2%
Home & Living +0.8%
Automotive Services +2.1%
Professional Services +3.8%
Construction & Trade +0.5%
Real Estate -0.8%
Education & Training +1.2%
Entertainment & Leisure -0.3%

Measure the same thing twice. That's how you know if anything changed.

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