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Activity Broadly Rebounds at Start of 2021
By: Michael Guckes
Index Activity Broadly Improves After Weak 2020 Closing
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Finishing Index Ends Year Lower As New Orders Contract
By: Michael Guckes
GBI: Finishing reports a slight overall contraction in the finishing industry for December 2020 – largely due to a drop in new orders in the automotive and aerospace markets.
#economics #aerospace #automotive
Business Activity Growth Slows During November
By: Michael Guckes
Lackluster New Orders and Supplier Delivery Activity Challenges Stymie Finishers
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GBI: Finishing Index Sets Another High in October
By: Michael Guckes
The October 2020 GBI: Finishing reports a 54.5, the highest reading since the fourth quarter of 2018. The is the Index’s third consecutive month of expansion.
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Finishing Index Reaches a Two-Year High in September
By: Michael Guckes
GBI’s Finishing Index has reported a second consecutive expansionary reading, signaling the continuing recovery of the finishing industry — but the report also contains supply chain readings that could stymie this recovery if left unaddressed.
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Finishing Index Reports First Expansion in COVID Era
By: Michael Guckes
New orders, production and employment activity all reported expanding activity in August, fueling a broad-based rise in the Finishing Index.
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Finishing Index Changed Little in July
By: Michael Guckes
Production and employment activity report quickening contraction in July.
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Finishing Index Advances 4 Points as Components Approach ‘No-Change’ level
By: Michael Guckes
Improved readings among all components signal decelerating contraction. The Index has risen 13 points from its low in April.
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Finishers Report Slowing Decline in Business Conditions for First Time Since COVID-19
By: Michael Guckes
Index signals decelerating contraction as all components report improved readings.
#economics #management
Finishing Index Contraction Accelerates As COVID-19 Disruption Continues
By: Michael Guckes
Index moves nearly 10-Points below prior low of 2012.
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Finishing Index Contracts as COVID-19 Disrupts Economy
By: Michael Guckes
Index falls to historic low as domestic and foreign orders activity weakens.
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Finishing Index Reports Slowing Contraction
By: Michael Guckes
Contracting new orders and backlog activity suppress overall Index reading; impact of COVID-19 expected to have an adverse effect on the Finishing Index in the coming months.
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