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Gardner Business Index (GBI): 2018 May Be Fastest-Expanding Year in Recorded History
Although December’s Gardner Business Index above-50 reading was slightly lower than the prior month, it was still a milestone for the Metalworking Index: It marked the first time in recorded history that the index has recorded two years of consecutive expansion. Furthermore, it established 2018 as the fastest expanding calendar year since 2012.
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First quarter 2018 financial results show a solidly performing medical industry. Wall Street’s expectations are for improving growth through 2020. This is good for manufacturing firms supply durable goods to the medical industry.
Download the results of Gardner Intelligence's annual Capital Spending Survey that includes forecasted spending on machine tools, testing equipment, software and more that are then projected across the metalworking industry based on plant size.