While the average number of weekly repair orders has yet to return to its highest levels of the year (68.2 in January), September numbers have increased from the prior month -- rising from 52 in August to 59.4 in September.

Comparing year-to-year, the average number of repair orders for September 2009 was just slightly lower than September 2008 levels -- 59.4 compared to 61.9.


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