economics
Finishing Activity: November Index of 47.7 Signals Contraction at a Faster Pace
Finishing activity has contracted two months in a row.
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Finishing Activity: October index of 48.9 marks the first month of contraction this year
Finishing activity has not contracted since July 2020.
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Finishing Activity: September Closes With an Index of 49.8 (50 = flat.)
Finishing activity is flat for the first time since December 2020.
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Finishing Activity: Growth Activity Slowed Again in July, Closes at 51.8
July is the third month of slowed expansion for Finishing this year, approaching a low reading Finishing has not seen since the end of 2020.
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A Sea Change for Automotive?
Investments in new energy vehicles by major automotive OEMs have been signaling a larger share of the market for electrified vehicles in the not so distant future — but when should finishers invest in new capabilities?
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Finishing Activity: Expansion Slowed Again in June, Closing at 54.5 Index
June is just the second month of slowed expansion for Finishing this year.
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Finishing Activity: May Expansion Slowed, Closing at an Index of 57.3
May marks the first slowing of Finishing’s expansion this year, the time prior being December 2021.
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Finishing Activity: ‘Slow and steady…’ Generally Describes April
April index stayed about the same at 59.6 (slowing down just two-thirds of a point vs. March)
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