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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 3, 2019

Karl Wigart - Owner Thursday, October 10, 2019

Quarter 3’s Contract Manufacturing Index has recorded a further drop from Quarter 2 - a period during which the Index reached its lowest levels since its inception at the start of 2015.

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 2, 2019

Karl Wigart - Owner Friday, July 5, 2019

The second quarter's Contract Manufacturing Index failed to deliver the same positive message as its predecessor - but what is causing this sudden slowdown?

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 1, 2019

Karl Wigart - Owner Friday, April 5, 2019

Although some of the indexes displayed an erratic performance, Quarter 1’s results are the second-highest in over eighteen months.

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - 2018 Overview

Karl Wigart - Owner Friday, January 18, 2019

Read our in-depth report on the health of the subcontract manufacturing market over the course of 2018.

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 4, 2018

Karl Wigart - Owner Thursday, January 10, 2019

Following erratic changes to the industries with the highest levels of outsourcing, Quarter 4’s CMI has reported fluctuations across all three sub-indexes. But which areas were able to ride out the seasonal storm?

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 3, 2018

Karl Wigart - Owner Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Following a similar trajectory to the Markit CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index, quarter 3 shows a busy July, followed by an incredibly slow August. But will September’s attempt at a recovery be enough to drive positive growth for the manufacturing industry?

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 1, 2018

Karl Wigart - Owner Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The CMI has been developed to reflect the total purchasing budget of companies that are looking to outsource manufacturing in any given quarter. Quarter 1, 2018 sees the index growing to it's highest level for 2 years

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 4, 2017

Karl Wigart - Owner Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Qimtek CMI Index of Subcontract Manufacturers purchasing spend for quarter 4 2017

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 3, 2017

Karl Wigart - Owner Friday, October 6, 2017

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Qimtek Contract Manufacturing Index - Quarter 2, 2017

Karl Wigart - Owner Wednesday, July 5, 2017

The results for April, May and June are somewhat erratic; however, they show an upwards trajectory for all three categories.

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