Economics

Economics

Metalworking Activity is on a Roll, Relatively Speaking

February closed at 47.7, up 1.4 points relative to January, marking the third straight month of slowed contraction.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Starts Year With Slowing Contraction

The GBI: Metalworking welcomed the new year with slowed contraction of components for the second month in a row.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Shows Signs of Stabilizing Contraction

Metalworking activity continued to contract in what has become a rather characteristic GBI ‘dance.’

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Remained on a Path of Contraction

Steady contraction of production, new orders and backlog drove accelerated contraction in November.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Continues its Roller Coaster Year of Contraction

October marks a full year of metalworking activity contracting, barring just one isolated month of reprieve in February.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity is Nearing a Full Year of Contraction

Metalworking activity has contracted since October of 2022.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Continued to Contract Steadily in August

The degrees of accelerated contraction are relatively minor, contributing to a mostly stable index despite the number of components contracting.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Stayed Consistent in July

Metalworking activity hung together better in July, with all but one GBI component contracting.

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Economics

Metalworking Activity Contracts With the Components in June

Components that contracted include new orders, backlog and production, landing on low values last seen at the start of 2023.

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Economics

Most Metalworking GBI Components Contracted in May

Four components contracted slightly more than in April, including production, new orders, exports and backlogs.

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