New Business Intelligence Surveys Available

NFPA’s Business Intelligence is an effort to bring valuable information to decision-makers on emerging issues for which formal data programs don’t currently exist.  Information is drawn largely from surveys of members, but may also include other sources such as relevant weblinks or related 3rd party white papers and survey reports. Survey results currently available to NFPA members…

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Don’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…

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NFPA Stats Toolkit: Latest Fluid Power Trends Updated – Get It Now!

NFPA’s Stats Toolkit allows NFPA members to see the latest trends in fluid power. This web-based tool houses Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) data along with economic indicators, customer market data, and forecast data. Users can create custom, downloadable reports through 5 report types: 12/12 Rate of Change (ROC): The latest trends suggest that fluid power…

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New! Compensation Benchmarking Reports Now Available

Created by Miller Resource Group, 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 of compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…

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New! Compensation Benchmarking Reports Now Available

Created by Miller Resource Group, 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 of compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…

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3rd Quarter ITR Forecast Report Now Available

ITR’s Q3 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. Highlights from this report include: Oil and Gas Extraction Production is currently in phase B, accelerating…

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NFPA Market Information Site Includes Updated ITR Forecast

The latest fluid power forecasts from ITR are now available. Examine anticipated change in over 30 different markets with forecasts through 2024. Plan ahead with ITR’s latest economic opportunities, economic risks, and management objectives. Highlights from the latest report include: Highlights from the latest report include: Material Handling Equipment New Orders is expected to end…

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Broader Inflation Reflected in Fluid Power PPI, Expected to Persist

Anyone who follows economic and market data, including NFPA’s Confidential Shipment Statistics, has seen plenty of charts the past 18 months showing dramatic swings as many data series took a plunge during the COVID shut-downs and then jumped back up this year.  Here are a few more. Inflation has been in the news lately, with…

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NFPA Market Information Site Includes Updated ITR Forecast and New Business Intelligence Resources

NFPA’s Forecast Report: U.S. Customer Markets by ITR includes an annual outlook with phase identifiers for the current year and next two years ahead for 30 of fluid power’s most popular customer markets, as well as hydraulics, pneumatics and the overall fluid power industry. Highlights from the Q4 report include: Economic opportunities for NFPA members: 15 of…

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