Finish the Year Strong with the Right Industry Data and Market Resources

The annual Industry & Economic Outlook Conference is now over and left attendees with many actionable insights to guide them through the coming months, but several NFPA Market Reports can help take those insights a step further for an even stronger ending to 2019.

Reports and programs to pay special attention to as we move into the end of the year include:

CSSConfidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) Program – (Participation is required)
 Use aggregated data to analyze industry trends and benchmark performance for shipments and orders. 


CMFCustomer Market File – (Available free to all members)
 Get key customer market data, leading economic indicators, and producer pricing statistics to get a full understanding of the fluid power supply chain. 


ITR NFPA Forecast Report: U.S. Customer Markets – (Available free to all members)
 Look three years into the future of the industry as well as 29 customer markets.


SOFP State of the Fluid Power Industry – Manufacturer (SOFP-M) &  Distributor (SOFP-D) – (Participation is required)
See what your peers are expecting regarding distribution channels and more.

FPASMAnnual Survey of Fluid Power Manufacturers (FPASM) – (Available free to all members)
 Identify industry size and industry segmentation for better decision making.


 Customer Market Survey (CMS) – (Participation is required)CMS
Get the latest data and analysis on U.S. fluid power sales by customer market. If your company participated in the survey, you won’t want to miss the recently published 2018 results.

*Your NFPA login will be required to access these reports. Need an NFPA login? Please click HERE.*

If you have any questions or are interested in reviewing any of these programs via webinar, please just contact Eric Armstrong at earmstrong@nfpa.com or call (414) 778-3372.

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