Posts Tagged ‘CMF’
See the Latest Trends in Popular Fluid Power Markets Using the Customer Market File
NFPA’s Customer Market File tracks shipments and orders in over 30 different customer markets. This data can be used to measure the size and impact different markets have on our industry. Also included in this report are economic indicators and producer pricing data. Anticipate change with the latest trends from indicators and identify price fluctuations…
Read MoreDiscovering the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Resources
Many individuals engaged in the fluid power supply chain rely on the insights that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) offers as a top leading indicator of fluid power industry activity. This measure of economic trends in manufacturing, based on a monthly survey of purchasing managers, can provide current and future insights for decision makers concerning…
Read MoreFinish 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…
Read MoreRevisiting NFPA’s Fluid Power Product PPI Data
Fluid power product pricing is a very important driver for the industry. With the recent increase in fluid power product pricing, an understanding of fluid power product PPI data is crucial, particularly of what PPI data is, how PPI data is used, and which fluid power product PPIs and related resources are available. What Is…
Read MoreHow Well Do Popular Economic Indicators Correlate to the Fluid Power Industry?
Reliable economic indicators are a necessary piece to the strategic planning puzzle, but the key word here is “reliable.” Testing the reliability of these indicators from time to time ensures the development of a sound strategic plan. There are a variety of methods to test the reliability of an economic indicator, and for the purposes…
Read MoreMeasuring Producer Pricing of Fluid Power Products
Prices! As consumers, we commonly play the pricing game. Is this a good price? Can I find it for less? Lucky for us, we have a variety of resources at our fingertips to verify whether something is priced well or poorly. A company’s purchasing or pricing manager often plays the very same pricing game, but…
Read MoreNFPA’s Customer Market File Now Available to Entire Membership
Previously only available to participants of NFPA’s Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) program, the Customer Market File (CMF) is now available to all NFPA members! Using information from a variety of public data sources that is then sorted, analyzed, and displayed in such a way to make the data much more accessible and convenient for our…
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