Latest Industry Trends Report Available

As many of you may know, the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Members get and use our data in a variety of ways to run their businesses. Part of our market information services is providing overall industry trends. Here is the latest update:

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Shipments

Graph #1 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Shipments Industry Trends

This graph of raw index data is generated by the total dollar volume reported to NFPA by CSS participants and compared to the average monthly dollar volume in 2018. For example, the June 2020 total dollar volume for pneumatic shipments are 96.2% of the average monthly dollar volume in 2018. (Base Year 2018 = 100)

Pneumatic, Mobile and Industrial Hydraulic Orders Index

Graph #2 Pneumatic, Mobile, and Industrial Orders Indexes Industry Trends

Each point on this graph represents the most recent 12 months of orders compared to the previous 12 months of orders. Each point can be read as a percentage. For example, 76.6 (the May 2020 level of the industrial hydraulic series) indicates that industrial hydraulic orders received from June 2019 to May 2020 were 76.6% of the orders received from June 2018 to May 2019. (Base Year 2018 = 100)

Total Hydraulic and Pneumatic Shipments

Graph #3 Total Hydraulic and Pneumatic Shipments

This graph of 12‐month moving averages shows that in June 2020, hydraulic shipments decreased and pneumatic shipments remained unchanged. (Base Year 2018 = 100)

Shipments – Cumulative year-to-date % change (2020 vs. 2019) – Through May

Shipments – Cumulative year‐to ‐date % change Industry Trends

The table above is expressed in terms of cumulative percent changes. These changes refer to the percent difference between the relevant cumulative total for 2020 and the total for the same months in 2019. For example, May 2020 pneumatic shipments figure of ‐13.3 means that for the calendar year through May 2020, pneumatic shipments decreased 13.3% compared to the same time‐period in 2019. (Base Year 2018 = 100)

Fluid Power Industry Growth Trend

The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows industry shipments of fluid power products for June 2020 decreased 21.4% when compared to June 2019 and increased 10.3% when compared to last month. Mobile hydraulic and industrial hydraulic shipments decreased, while pneumatic shipments increased in June 2020 when compared to June 2019. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic and pneumatic shipments increased when compared to last month. These charts are drawn from data collected from more than 80 manufacturers of fluid power products in NFPA’s Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) program. Much more information is available to NFPA members, which allows them to better understand trends and anticipate change in their market and the customer markets they serve.

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