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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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Capacity Utilization and Backlogs

Growth in Capacity Utilization Reacts to Backlogs

March 21, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

Annual growth in durable-goods capacity utilization decelerated to 2.2 percent, ending a streak of eight-straight months of accelerating growth.
GBI Production Index

Production Index May Signal Peak Durable Goods Growth

March 20, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

It is likely that the annual rate of growth reached its peak rate in February as durable goods new orders grew slightly slower the last six months.
Gardner Intelligence 10-Year Treasury Rate

Real 10-Year Treasury Rate Falls for Second Month

March 19, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

The recent drop in the 10-Year Treasury rate may be a positive leading indicator for the manufacturing industry.
GBI: Cutting Tools

Cutting Tool Orders Started Strong in 2019

March 19, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

January’s order total pushed the annual rate of growth up to 10.3 percent, which was the fourth month in the last five with annual growth faster than 10 percent. 
GBI Machine Tool Orders

2019 Machine Tool Orders Off to Solid Start

March 12, 2019 - Steven Kline, Jr.

January’s machine tool orders were up 7.0 and 3.3 percent for units and real dollars, respectively, compared with one year ago.
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