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The global banking system is going through some challenging conditions and the failure of several high-profile banks has the business community wondering how it will affect them. For manufacturing, the impact could be multi-dimensional.

Read more about Mini Banking Crisis Impact on Manufacturing

The Armada Strategic Intelligence System (ASIS) is a set of 8 predictive models covering various aspects of durable manufacturing. The capstone model is one that covers industrial production in manufacturing overall, which also includes both durable and nondurable manufacturing. Thus far, this model has performed well, coming in with 98.8% accuracy 3 months in advance and 93.3% accurate 6 months out.

Read more about Latest Industrial Production in Manufacturing Update – 18 Month Outlook

High-level analytical models from Armada and MN&A show that the outlook for industrial production for manufacturing over the next 18 months is likely to accelerate next year. The latest forecast released in the Armada Strategic Intelligence System (ASIS) shows broad industrial production for manufacturing rising 5.6% in Q3 and 2.9% in Q4.

Read more about Industrial Production for Manufacturing Accelerates in 2022
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