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Gardner Intelligence is the preeminent source of economic information for anyone concerned with durable goods manufacturing. Here you’ll find a variety of tools for forecasting and trend analysis, precisely focused for the people who sell and consume capital equipment. Besides Gardner’s well known reports, this site includes interactive tools to dig deeply into the data that matters most to your business.

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Gardner Intelligence World Machine Tool Survey

2018 Global Machine Tool Consumption Up 4.8%

May 2, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

World machine tool consumption increased $4.1 billion in 2018, despite consumption in China, easily the world’s largest consumer of machine tools, dropping $1.9 billion.
Gardner Intelligence 10-Year Treasury Rate

Treasury Rate Moves in Positive Direction for Manufacturing

June 14, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

The change in the real 10-year Treasury rate declined for the sixth-straight month.
GBI: Metalworking

Growth in Machine Tool Orders Slows

June 11, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

For the second time in three months, orders were below 2,000 units, above which signals a healthy machine tool market.
GBI: Metalworking

Monetary Base Drops to Lowest Level Since June 2013

June 10, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Month-over-month, the monetary base contracted more than 11% for the seventh month in a row.
Gardner Business Index

May GBI Shows Modest Growth

June 5, 2019 - Michael Guckes

May’s reading brings the GBI to its lowest reading since December of 2016, when it had crossed above 50 for the first time since April of 2015.
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Durable Goods Orders Rate Continues Trend

June 5, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

April was the third-straight month that new orders contracted more than 2.2%. 
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