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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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Change in 10-Yr Rate Negative for 13th Month

February 17, 2020 - Steven Kline, Jr.

The real 10-yr Treasury rate was negative for the fifth time in eight months, keeping the annual change in the rate negative for the 13th month in a row.
Annual Contraction in Money Supply

Monetary Base Grows Faster for Second Month

February 17, 2020 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Accelerating growth in the monetary base is a positive sign for capital equipment consumption later in 2020.

Capacity Utilization Contraction Rate to Bottom Around June 2020

February 17, 2020 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Compared with one year ago, capacity utilization contracted 2.4%.

Production Growth Slower for 11th Month

February 17, 2020 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Durable goods production growth will likely turn to contraction in the next month or two.
GBI: Metalworking Machine Tool Sales

Machine Tool Unit Orders Show Improvement in December

February 11, 2020 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Machine unit orders contracted just 1.2% in December after four consecutive months of contracting more than 23%.
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