After the significant increase in repair orders reported in July, the numbers took a precipitous drop in August, falling from an average of 63.8 repair orders per week in July to an average of 52 repair orders per week in August.

Year over year, the average number of repair orders for the month of August has also dropped significantly – from 66.8 in August 2008 to 52 in August 2009.

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