Steven Kline, Jr.

Steven Kline, Jr. Chief Data Officer

Economics

GBI: Metalworking February 2016 – 46.3

Industry shows improvement for the third consecutive month.

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Economics

GBI: Metalworking for January 2016 – 44.4

Industry continues its slow upward trend.

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Economics

GBI: Metalworking for December 2015 – 44.0

Industry closes out the year at its highest level since July, a further indication that it may have reached a bottom.

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Economics

GBI: Metalworking for November 2015 - 43.2

With a reading of 43.2, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that the industry contracted in November for the eighth month in a row. However, the index was unchanged compared with October and has been virtually flat since August, indicating that the industry may have hit a bottom.

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Automation

Smart Shops Will Continue to Invest in New Technology

Although our latest survey shows that spending on machine tools will slow in 2016, it’s an “investor’s market” for metalworking companies with vision and boldness.

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Economics

Metalworking Business Index Shows Continued Contraction

With a reading of 43.2, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in October for the seventh month in a row. While the index was slightly lower than it was in September, it has remained at virtually the same level for three months in a row.

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Metalworking Business Index for September: 44.1

With a reading of 44.1, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in September for the sixth month in a row, although it did improve compared with August.

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Economics

August MBI Index at 43.3 – Lowest Index since July 2009

With a reading of 43.3, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in August for the fifth month in a row to its lowest level since July 2009, when the index was 36.5.

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Economics

May MBI at 47.8, the Contraction Continues

With a reading of 47.8, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in May for the second straight month, at virtually the same rate as in April, after 15 consecutive months of growth.

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Metalworking Industry Growth Ends after 15 Months

The April 2015 Gardner Business Index indicated that the metalworking industry is slowing for the first time since December 2013.

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Economics

March MBI Highest Since June 2014

The Metalworking Business Index (MBI) has been growing for that past 15 consecutive months.

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Economics

February MBI Shows 14th Month of Industry Growth

With a reading of 50.8, the Gardner Business Index showed that the metalworking industry grew for the 14th consecutive month and the 16th time in 17 months.

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