Market Reports
Mark Your Calendar: Join Us on November 14 for an Economic Update with ITR Economics – Register Today!
Registration is now 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 MoreNew Oxford Economics Industry Briefing Available
Monthly briefings for 11 different industries have been updated on NFPA’s member hub. These short reports are produced by Oxford Economics and give quick insights into important industries. Highlights include: Engineering and Metal Goods: Construction: These reports and more are available to all NFPA member on the member hub. Questions? Contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com…
Read MoreDigital Adoption and Needs of Fluid Power Customers Panel at IEOC 2024
August 13–14, 2024The Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, ILLearn More | Register Join us at next week’s Industry & Economic Outlook Conference for an insightful breakout session titled “Digital Adoption and Needs of Fluid Power Customers.” This session, led by Dan Bagley from Strategicink for NFPA, will delve into the digitization adoption trends and the future business cases…
Read MoreState of the Fluid Power Backlog Tracks Closely with Delivery Time Indices
How does your backlog look? NFPA’s latest State of the Fluid Power (SOFP) industry survey revealed 49.2% of participating manufacturers reporting a decrease in backlog from May to June 2024. As seen in the graph below, manufacturers and distributors have been saying relatively the same thing about their backlogs increasing or decreasing (higher index =…
Read MoreEcon & Market Indicators Report Updated for May 2024
NFPA’s Econ and Market Indicators (EMI) report has been updated for April. The EMI report pulls together data from multiple sources to provide the latest trends for: Highlights from the updated report include the following: The EMI report can be accessed at this link: https://nfpahub.com/reports/econ-market-indicator/. An excel file with all the raw data is also available to…
Read MoreReserve Your Spot at the 2024 IEOC Lunch Tabletop Exhibition!
August 13–14, 2024The Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, ILLearn More | Register Get your business in front of attendees at 2024 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC) via the new Lunch Tabletop Exhibition! For $2000*, each participating company will receive an 8-foot, black clothed table with two chairs in the location during the networking lunch break on Tuesday,…
Read MoreOxford Reports Updated: Fluid Power Forecast, By Country Briefings and Forecasts, and Monthly Industry Briefings
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. Insights include: By Country Briefings…
Read MoreOxford Industry Forecast Reports Updated for Q2 2024: Soft Landing in Sight
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 MoreU.S. Imports & Exports of Fluid Power Products Updated for Q1 2024
Data from Q1 2024 has been updated in NFPA’s U.S. Foreign Trade of Fluid Power report. This report tracks value of U.S. imports and exports filtered by fluid power products. Total U.S. imports of fluid power products appear to plateau in Q1 2024 while Total U.S. exports of continued to increase when graphed on a…
Read MoreOxford Monthly Industry Briefings and Economic Market Indicator Reports Updated
Oxford’s Monthly Industry Briefings for May 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…
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