Market Reports
Fall 2024 Economic Update Webinar – Recording Available
The most recent NFPA Economic Update Webinar featured Lauren Saidel-Baker of ITR Economics. Learn what to expect from a number of our industry’s most popular customer markets, while also getting the answers you need to the short-term outlook for the fluid power industry. These insights and more are available to NFPA members in the archived recording of the…
Read MoreEcon & Market Indicators Report Updated for September 2024
NFPA’s Econ and Market Indicators (EMI) report has been updated for September. The EMI report pulls together data from multiple sources to provide the latest trends for: Customer Markets (U.S. Census Bureau) Economic Indicators (U.S. Census Bureau) Industrial Production (Federal Reserve) Capacity Utilization (Federal Reserve) Producer Price Index (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Highlights from the updated…
Read MoreQ4 2024 ITR Forecast Report Now Available
ITR’s Q4 2024 U.S. Customer Markets Forecast Report is now available. This report forecasts over 30 different popular fluid power markets. Identify which phase of the business cycle a market is in and where it is headed in the future. Forecasts for fluid power, pneumatics, and hydraulics have been updated. Highlights include: If you have any…
Read MoreEconomic Update with ITR Economics – Seats Still Available for November 14 Webinar
Registration is still open for the November 14th Economic Update Event featuring Lauren Saidel-Baker of ITR Economics. The event will take place virtually. In addition to macroeconomic trends and updates, Lauren will speak on important end use markets for fluid power and updated hydraulic and pneumatic forecasts. Check out the latest fluid power forecast report…
Read MoreQ1-Q3 2024 US Trade Data Updated: Mexico Dominates Fluid Power Trade with US
The first three quarters of USITC 2024 data have been released, revealing how it has been measuring up to last year’s US import and export levels of fluid power products. US fluid power exports are on course finishing the year with a growth rate whereas fluid power imports to the US are behind schedule. 2023-dollar…
Read MoreTake Advantage of NFPA’s Stats Dashboard
In August 2022, NFPA launched a new Stats Dashboard that helps members easily track the latest fluid power industry data. As an NFPA member, you can access the Stats Dashboard right now on the NFPA member hub (click here to access). Here’s what you should know: What data can I find in the Stats Dashboard? …
Read MoreOxford Economics Autumn Fluid Power Forecast Out Now!
Global Fluid Power Report and Forecast : Includes a global macro summary, by-country customer market forecast & analysis, as well as by-country fluid power industry forecasts. Countries covered in the report: US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil Poland, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, UK, Russia, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, UAE, and South Africa. Oxford Economics released the following…
Read MoreOxford Economics’ Industry Forecast Reports: Growth in H2 of 2024 and into 2025
Quarterly Industry Forecast Reports from Oxford Economics have been updated on NFPA’s member hub. Some quick insights include: Oxford Economics produces quarterly forecast reports for 10+ industries. These reports highlight forecast drivers and constraints with upside and downside scenario outlooks. Industries covered include Construction, Motor Vehicles, Extraction, Electronics and Computers, and more. These reports additionally…
Read MoreOxford Economics Briefing – Production Cycles by Country and More Indicators
Oxford’s Monthly Industry Briefings for July have been released and are available on the website. These reports contain the latest developments for eleven major industries around the globe with short industry briefs provided by Oxford Economics. These two-to-three-page briefs include a short-written summary, output/trend graphs, and an output table. NFPA’s Econ and Market Indicators (EMI) report has been updated…
Read MoreIdentify Turning Points in Your Company’s Business Cycle Using the NFPA Toolkit
Using the NFPA Toolkit, you can easily create an analysis showing the turning points and economic cycles much like ITR Economics does in their quarterly forecasts. The 3/12 and 12/12 rates of change calculations are used by ITR Economics in their reports. These rates of change allow ITR Economics to decipher where different industries are…
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