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| Industry |
Mar. '08 |
Feb. '08 |
Percentage Point Change |
Direction |
Trend (Months) |
Historical Direction
(Lo,Avg,Hi) |
Rate of Change |
Trend (Months) |
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| Aerospace |
13.16 |
13.43 |
-0.27 |
Growing |
36 |
12,41,73 |
Slower |
2 |
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| Computers
& Electronics |
13.68 |
12.82 |
0.86 |
Growing |
62 |
Rarely Contracting |
Faster |
5 |
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| Construction
Machinery |
-11.90 |
-11.59 |
-0.31 |
Contracting |
10 |
2,17,52 |
Faster |
2 |
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| Engines,
Turbines, & Power |
-10.89 |
-10.46 |
-0.43 |
Contracting |
8 |
7,23,52 |
Faster |
8 |
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| Farm
Equipment |
-2.26 |
-2.01 |
-0.25 |
Contracting |
18 |
10,23,45 |
Faster |
1 |
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| Machinery |
-0.03 |
0.31 |
-0.34 |
Contracting |
1 |
9,30,75 |
Faster |
1 |
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| Medical |
3.79 |
3.79 |
0.00 |
Growing |
36 |
20,116,219 |
Flat |
1 |
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| Motor
Vehicles & Parts |
-2.90 |
-2.25 |
-0.65 |
Contracting |
24 |
5,19,43 |
Faster |
1 |
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| Oil |
25.92 |
24.40 |
1.52 |
Growing |
52 |
6,25,60 |
Faster |
7 |
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| Consumer
Durable Goods |
0.02 |
0.32 |
-0.30 |
Growing |
3 |
10,17,27 |
Slower |
1 |
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| Business Durable
Goods |
3.28 |
3.23 |
0.05 |
Growing |
63 |
5,49,111 |
Faster |
6 |
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| Combined Durable
Goods |
3.30 |
3.55 |
-0.25 |
Growing |
67 |
8,59,110 |
Slower |
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| For more
information contact Steve Kline, Jr., financial analyst. |
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| 513-527-8800 |
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| skline2@gardnerweb.com |
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| Links to other
Financial Data from Gardner Publications, Inc. |
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| 2008 Capital Spending
Survey and Forecast Results |
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| Metalworking
Business Index |
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| 2008 Capital
Spending Survey and Forecast Demographic Reports |
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| Current and
past surveys conducted by Gardner Research |
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| Gardner
Publications, Inc. publishes the following magazines: |
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| Modern Machine Shop |
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| Production
Machining |
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| Moldmaking
Technology |
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| Automotive Design
& Production |
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