D&B Receivable Management Services' Collection Trends Index Finds Economy Holding Its Gains

As the Commerce Department announces today that the Gross Domestic Product expanded at a revised 5.6% annual rate in the first quarter, D&B Receivable Management Services’ (D&B RMS) Collection Trends Index also confirmed the government’s GDP indicator. The Index found that the economy is strong and steady and is going to hold its gains.

“The economy should be able to resume normal growth,” said John Krickus, Assistant Vice President, Scoring Solutions, at D&B RMS. “We don’t see a weakening in the ability of companies to repay their receivables.”

According to Krickus, “The Collection Trends Index is a statistical model using D&B information that measures the ability of a company placed for collection to repay its bills. The Index declined significantly in 2000 and bottomed out in March, 2001. Since September, 2001 it has recovered fully.

“Based on our most up to date analysis, there should be no concern that the economy is slipping back into a recession,” said Krickus.

D&B Receivable Management Services
D&B Receivable Management Services, headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Hong Kong, is a leading global supplier of receivable management services. D&B RMS provides customers a continuum of services from electronic bill presentment, receivable outsourcing, traditional collections, bankruptcy services, and deductions management. The company operates under a strategic alliance with D&B. For more information about D&B Receivable Management Services, visit www.dbrms.comZ.