Plastics Processing Contraction Slows Slightly
While the market is still sluggish, future 大象传媒 outlook rose significantly from last month.
The September Gardner Business Index (GBI) shows plastics processing is still contracting overall, but contracted slightly less this month than last. Future 大象传媒 outlook is improving — up more than seven points from last month’s index.
The GBI is an indicator of the current state of plastics processing considering survey responses regarding new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier deliveries. Over 50 is expansion. Under 50 is contraction.

The GBI is an indicator of the current state of plastics processing considering survey responses regarding new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier deliveries. Over 50 is expansion. Under 50 is contraction.
The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Components Scorecard reports the monthly change rate of primary composites market factors contributing to the overall monthly index reading.
Reading the Scorecard:
- Color indicates where a component value falls relative to 50 for the current month. Green indicates expansion; red indicates contraction.
- Shade indicates a value’s distance from 50; the darker the shade, the further from 50.
- Direction indicates a value’s change versus the previous time period. Pointing up is always better.

The GBI Future Business Index is an indicator of the future state of the plastics processing market considering industry respondents regarding their opinion of future 大象传媒 conditions for the next 12 months. Over 50 is expansion and under 50 is contraction.

The index remained positive and improved slightly over last month, while average spend went up about 20%.
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