Ecomonics
Index Eases After Setting Consecutive Record Highs
Falling three points in July, the Moldmaking Index’s slowing expansion in new orders and production activity continue to make apparent the widespread reporting of rising material prices.
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Moldmaking Index Sets Second Consecutive Record High
June readings were propelled by accelerating expansion in new orders, backlogs, hiring and new orders activity.
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Moldmaking Index Rises Four Points to All-Time High
May’s broad-based Index gains are supported by an accelerating expansion of new orders, production, backlogs, employment and exports activity.
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New Orders, Production Register Slowing April Activity
Total new orders for April registered slowing growth while export orders contracted. Much of the expansion in moldmaking orders during COVID-19 has come from domestic demand.
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Moldmaking Index Indicate An All-Time High for 2021
An 8-point gain for March Index indicates slowing order-to-fulfillment times paired with a rapid increase in orders and exports demands, taking the Index to an all-new high.
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Moldmaking Index Issues Expansionary February Reading
February marks the highest reading since mid-2018 at 57.2, presenting an aggressive upward trend caused by elevated readings for every index component.
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Moldmaking Starts off 2021 With Expanding Orders and Production
The Moldmaking Index reports expanding conditions in six of the last seven months, aided by improving domestic new orders activity.
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Moldmaking Business Activity Closes Near Two-Year High
Expansionary readings across a broad array of business measures elevated the December MoldMaking Index, ending 2020 on a positive note.
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Moldmaking Industry Ends Four-Month Expansionary Run
Slowing new orders, production and backlog activity result in a 47.9 reading for November, indicating a potential incoming challenge for the world supply chains as we enter 2021.
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MoldMaking Index Expands Despite Growing Headwinds
October saw slowing expansionary activity, an advancement caused by slowing supplier deliveries and an expansion in employment activity for a third consecutive month.
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