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Supplier Deliveries Continues to Lead Gardner Business Index

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) ended September at 56.9, moving only slightly lower from the prior month. The Gardner Intelligence team has been strongly encouraged by the re-acceleration in new orders since July, as changes in new orders growth act as a bellwether for future changes in production and backlog, both of which have also improved since July.
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The Gardner Business Index (GBI) ended September at 56.9, moving only slightly lower from the prior month. The Gardner Intelligence team has been strongly encouraged by the re-acceleration in new orders since July, as changes in new orders growth act as a bellwether for future changes in production and backlog, both of which have also improved since July. Read more

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