Ecomonics
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.
Read MoreMoldmaking 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.
Read MoreMoldmaking Index Issues Expansionary February Reading
February marks the highest reading since mid-2018 at 57.2, presenting an aggressive upward trend caused by elevated readings for every index component.
Read MoreMoldmaking Starts off 2021 With Expanding Orders and Production
The Moldmaking Index reports expanding conditions in six of the last seven months, aided by improving domestic new orders activity.
Read MoreMoldmaking Business Activity Closes Near Two-Year High
Expansionary readings across a broad array of business measures elevated the December MoldMaking Index, ending 2020 on a positive note.
Read MoreMoldmaking Industry Ends Four-Month Expansionary Run
Slowing new orders, production and backlog activity result in a 47.9 reading for November, indicating a potential incoming challenge for the world supply chains as we enter 2021.
Read MoreMoldMaking Index Expands Despite Growing Headwinds
October saw slowing expansionary activity, an advancement caused by slowing supplier deliveries and an expansion in employment activity for a third consecutive month.
Read MoreMoldmaking Index Registers Strongest Expansion Since Second Quarter of 2019
The Moldmaking Index jumped nearly five points in September, driven by surging new orders.
Read MoreMoldmaking Index Registers Second Straight Month of Modest Expansion
Strong expansion in production and quickening supplier deliveries hint at a rebound.
Read MoreMoldmaking Breaks Out of Prolonged Contraction for First Month Since COVID-19
July Index reading exceeds 50 on expanding new orders.
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