Market Reports
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Industry Trends with NFPA
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Plan Your Next Move NFPA’s industry reports, outlook surveys, forecasts, and data sources allow our members to understand trends and anticipate change with a variety of trend graphs and data analysis for fluid power products, customer markets, and economic…
Read MoreDon’t Miss! Compensation Benchmarking Reports Now Available
Created by Miller Resource Group and can be downloaded HERE from the NFPA member hub. Compensation benchmark reports are now available to NFPA members, focusing on eight important positions: The benchmarks correspond to six metro areas, and focus on employees with 4 to 6 years experience in mid-size companies. Benchmarks are based on broad surveys…
Read MoreLatest Trends in Customer Markets, Industrial Production, and More Available in the Econ and Market Indicators Report
NFPA’s Econ and Market Indicators (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) Members can view individual series and apply different calculations such as…
Read MoreRegistration Now Open for the 2023 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC)
August 15 – 16, 2023The Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, ILLearn More | Register The 2023 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference schedule is packed with an outstanding lineup of industry experts, and, as always, registration is open to everyone in the fluid power supply chain—NFPA members and non-members alike. This year’s speaker lineup is set to provide attendees…
Read MoreU.S. Imports & Exports of Fluid Power Products Continue to Increase
Data from Q1 2023 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 and exports of fluid power products continued to increase in Q1 2023 when graphed on a 12 month moving average (12mma). U.S.…
Read MoreQ2 2023 ITR Forecast Report Now Available
ITR’s Q2 2023 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…
Read MoreLatest Industry Trends Data Now Available
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Plan Your Next Move NFPA’s industry reports, outlook surveys, forecasts, and data sources allow our members to understand trends and anticipate change with a variety of trend graphs and data analysis for fluid power products, customer markets, and economic…
Read MoreNFPA’s Annual Customer Market Survey
NFPA is currently collecting data for its annual Customer Market Survey. This survey allows participants to measure hydraulic and pneumatic sales by customer market. Results are a valuable piece of intelligence that expand understanding of the role each customer segment plays in the marketplace and can identify emerging markets. Below is a sample of last…
Read MoreA Closer Look at the Top Foreign Sources of Fluid Power Products
Byline: Sam Diedrich According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the top five foreign sources for fluid power products in 2022 were Mexico, Germany, Japan, China, and Canada (in that order). Take a closer look at the trends, products, regions, and balance of trade with NFPA’s foreign trade report. All data in this article…
Read More2023 Spring Economic Update Webinar – Recording Available
NFPA Economic Update WebinarFeaturing Jim Meil of ACT Research The recent NFPA Economic Update Webinar featured Jim Meil (Principal, Industry Analysis – ACT Research.) This event provided insights into the latest economic developments & future trends for the U.S. and global economy and its effects on the fluid power industry. Learn what to expect from…
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