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Composites industry heads into slightly accelerated contraction in November

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites Fabricating in November continued its general slow-going path of contraction that began in April 2023.

Composites industry saw stabilized contraction in October

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites Fabricating index has contracted for the seventh month in a row, with one notable change in component activity.

Composites activity returned with accelerated contraction in September

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites contracted faster again in September, closing down 1.6 points to 45.9, the lowest the index has been in more than 2 years.   

Contraction in composites industry activity slowed in August

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites contracted again in August, but closed up 1.1 points from July, ending 5 straight months of a downward trend.   

Composites industry GBI contracted faster in July

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites maintains its consistent downward trend for the fifth month in a row.

Composites GBI lost a little ground in June

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites has contracted since April, just barely remaining within a two-point range of 50.      

Composites GBI remains relatively unchanged in May

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites closed May at the same reading reported in April, with some minor fluctuations in component activity.

GBI: Composites Fabricating contracted in April

By: Jan Schafer

The Gardner Business Index closed April down 1.1 points, continuing its journey from expansion in February, to flat in March and ultimately contracting in April.

Composites industry index was flat for March

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites Fabricating closed March flat, losing 1.3 of the 3.1 points gained in February.

Composites industry index ends February in growth mode

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites Fabricating closed February at the same level it was in November 2022, right before experiencing a rare two months of contraction.

Composites Index shows little change in January

By: Jan Schafer

The GBI: Composites Fabricating closed January at around the same contractionary reading in December, with a majority of components following suit.

Demand components lead to composites GBI contraction

By: Jan Schafer

For the first time in two years, the Composites Fabricating Index has contracted, though components continue to shift between expanding and contracting activity.