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Jared Dodds

Jared Dodds

Editor of Manufacturing Automation at Annex Business Media; Humber College Journalism graduate

Jun 8, 2026

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13:02
Jarred, go ahead.
13:03
So yeah, I've, I've been writing about, uh, the PMI numbers since I, I joined the industry about a year ago.
13:09
Um, it's a, it's a bit of a monthly ritual for me, and admittedly, uh, for the majority of my time in this, in this sector, uh, the numbers have been grim.
13:17
Uh, we've, we've been below a 50.0 mark, as Kirsten said, since 2022.
13:23
Um, and so at the beginning of this year when those numbers started to increase modestly, um, it was, it was an exciting time.
13:29
Uh, it was finally at a point where the industry was, was moving well.
13:32
Um, and then we, we saw a pretty significant jump from, from March to April, multiple points, uh, which was something I, I hadn't really seen before.

9 MINS LATER

23:09
If there's the stockpiling, are we going to see a drop-off? I know this is sort of an opinion at this point, but I'm curious to hear what yours is.

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