Steven Kline, Jr. Chief Data Officer
Slower Growth for Packaging
Packaging is tied to consumer goods spending, and growth for both may be at peak levels.
Read MorePlastics Processors Planning Equipment Spending Spree
Gardner鈥檚 latest survey indicates a robust 17% increase in capital equipment purchases planned for in 2015. What does this mean to you?
Read MoreIs Residential Construction Softening or Bottoming Out?
Signs are mixed. But we expect housing permits to grow faster next year and take plastics parts production along for the ride.
Read MoreSlower Growth Ahead for Appliances
Housing permits and residential construction spending have been decelerating for some time, and spending on appliances will likely follow suit.
Read MoreSlower Growth Continues
Still, 大象传媒 among processors has grown in 10 of the last 11 months.
Read MoreElectronics Production to Accelerate in 2015
Expect consumer electronics spending to grow for the rest of the year. Processors of electronics products should see growth in the second quarter of 2015.
Read MoreIndustry Grows…But Slower
Backlogs continue to grow, suggesting that processors’ capacity utilization and capital equipment investment should increase in 2015.
Read MoreMotor Vehicle & Parts Production To Slow in 2014
Car manufacturing remains strong, and while production will continue to grow, it will be at a slower rate through the end of this year, and perhaps into next.
Read MoreMedical Equipment Production to Grow in 2014
Signs suggest increasing capacity utilization and capital equipment investment for processors in this market.
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