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Finishing Index Gains Due to Broad Activity Expansion
By: Michael Guckes
The Finishing Index is 47.5 as the ongoing slump in business conditions is not universal to the finishing industry. Firms with more than 250 employees have reported expanding conditions since June.
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Index Ends Year with Expanding Supplier Deliveries
By: Michael Guckes
December Finishing Index: 47.3
Index Contracts on Weak Backlogs and Exports
By: Michael Guckes
November Finishing Index: 45.7
Index Contracts on Weak Backlogs and Exports
By: Michael Guckes
October Finishing Index: 47.3
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Index Experiences Accelerating Contraction
By: Michael Guckes
September Finishing Index is 46.4, posting a third month of contracting activity.
Finishing Index Makes Progress Back Toward ‘50’
By: Michael Guckes
August Finishing Index is 48.2, indicating that overall business conditions contracted for a second month, but at a slower rate than previously recorded.
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Finishing Index Ends 30 Consecutive Months of Expansion
By: Michael Guckes
June Finishing Index is 47.5, over five points lower than the reading from the same month one year ago.
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Index Sustains Prior Month’s Expansion
By: Michael Guckes
The latest Index reading is 13% lower compared to the same month one year ago, indicating slowing growth within the industry over the past year.
Total Business Activity Expands Modestly Led By Production
By: Michael Guckes
May Finishing Index: 51.1
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Finishing Index Moves Higher on Strong Production Activity
By: Michael Guckes
March Finishing Index closed at 52.5.
Finishing Activity Up Modestly in First Quarter of 2019
By: Michael Guckes
Gardner Intelligence’s Michael Guckes reports the March Finishing Index was 52.4.
Finishing Index Reports Modest February Expansion
By: Michael Guckes
February Finishing Index: 50.9
