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Michael Guckes Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics
Michael has been in the economics and industrial space for 20 years. During the last 5 years he has been with Gardner Intelligence managing and reporting the Gardner Business Index. He has extensive experience in forecasting and modeling using advanced statistical techniques. He has successfully applied his expertise at multi-billion dollar companies in the construction, banking and insurance fields. Michael received his BA in Economics and Political Science from Kenyon College and his MBA from The Ohio State University. PRESS KIT
Moldmaking Industry Accelerates Into 2022
Moldmakers have learned to do more with less, according to January Index readings. Production activity has remained robust, despite a relatively weak employment market and struggling supply chains.
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Moldmaking Industry Ends 2021 on Rollercoaster
December’s Moldmaking Index studies reports of a production surplus, slowing expansion, a contractionary reading for export orders and an overarching outlook on the 2021 calendar year.
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Accelerating Production Activity Helps Quell Backlog Expansion
November’s 59.1 reading indicates that a greater proportion of moldmakers reported expanding production relative to new orders, a first since April of this year.
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Moldmaking Industry Continues Rebound in October
October experienced accelerating activity across readings, with a greater proportion of surveyed moldmakers reported rising backlogs. Chief among these is supply chain congestion.
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Moldmaking Reports Broad-Based Activity Expansion
Third quarter ends on a high note with expanding backlog, production, export and employment activity.
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Moldmaking Index Reports Slowing Expansion for Second Sequential Month
Index reports sequentially slowing months for first time in 2021, with total new orders and export activity breaking a longstanding equilibrium.
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Index Eases After Setting Consecutive Record Highs
Falling three points in July, the Moldmaking Index’s slowing expansion in new orders and production activity continue to make apparent the widespread reporting of rising material prices.
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Moldmaking Index Sets Second Consecutive Record High
June readings were propelled by accelerating expansion in new orders, backlogs, hiring and new orders activity.
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Moldmaking Index Rises Four Points to All-Time High
May’s broad-based Index gains are supported by an accelerating expansion of new orders, production, backlogs, employment and exports activity.
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New Orders, Production Register Slowing April Activity
Total new orders for April registered slowing growth while export orders contracted. Much of the expansion in moldmaking orders during COVID-19 has come from domestic demand.
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Moldmaking Index Indicate An All-Time High for 2021
An 8-point gain for March Index indicates slowing order-to-fulfillment times paired with a rapid increase in orders and exports demands, taking the Index to an all-new high.
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GBI March Reading Reaches All-Time High for Manufacturing
The Gardner Business Index as of March 2021 set a new all-time high reading at 63.2, driven by supplier deliveries, new orders and backlog activity.
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