Video: What's Behind the Gardner Business Index

Are you interested in economic information about manufacturing? Gardner Intelligence, a division of Gardner Business Media, Products Finishing’s parent company, offers a variety of tools for forecasting and trend analysis, precisely focused for the people who sell and consume capital equipment. In addition to the monthly Gardner Business Index: Finishing reports that we publish in our magazine, Gardner Intelligence produces a monthly video series and conducts a World Machine Tool Survey and a Capital Spending Survey annually. 

You are probably most familiar with the Gardner Business Index. Even if you are not familiar with it, learning some background information about what the Index is and why these numbers are important can be beneficial to your company and the way you do business. Steve Kline Jr., chief data officer, demonstrates how the Index reflects changes and patterns in the manufacturing industry in his latest video you’ll find here.

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