Michael Guckes

Michael Guckes Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics

Marine

Index sees gradual start to 2019 on slow new orders growth

The Composites Business Index moved lower in the first month of 2019, with slowed growth in new orders.

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Defense

Index moves higher as five of six indicators report expansion

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.1 reading for December 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries, production, new orders and employment.

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Mass Transit

Index expands on supplier deliveries and improved exports

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.0 reading for November 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries and exports.

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Wind/Energy

Composites Index extends strong expansion trend

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index continued its expansion trend with a 56.6 reading for October.

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Aerospace

Composites Index Expands into Rarely Seen Territory

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index expanded to a 58.4 reading in September.

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Consumer

Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend

The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.

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Marine

Composites Index trends lower yet still in growth mode

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registered 56.6 in July, indicating that he US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth as compared to the first quarter of 2018.

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Mass Transit

Composites Index trending lower but still in growth mode

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index for June registered 56.5, indicating that the US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth compared to the preceding three months.

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Economics

Composites Index moves lower after setting all-time high

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index for May registered 57.4, moving lower after having set an all-time record in April.

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Economics

Composites Index starts second quarter with a surge

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index closed April at 61.4,  breaking its previous all-time high reached just one month earlier.

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Economics

The US composites industry’s rally continues in February

The February Composites Fabricating Index was at 59.6

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