AMTonline: Industry Trends

Economic Trends - General Economic Indicators

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Provides data that will help you judge both the magnitude and direction of fluctuations in the business cycle. Includes construction spending, industrial production, manufacturing orders, shipments, inventory and backlog, consumer sentiment and monthly machine tool orders.  

Economic Trends - Housing Starts

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Housing Starts are a leading indicator of both general economic health and trends in output in the construction and off-road equipment industries.  

Economic Trends - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

These two series are part of the monthly G.17 release by the Federal Reserve. Industrial production is a calculated index of output by major industrial sector. Capacity utilization measures actual output as a percentage of potential output. If an industry is above 80% capacity, it usually signals expansion. Previously part of Economic Trends - Manufacturing Trend Data.

Economic Trends - Motor Vehicle Summary

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

The motor vehicle summary tracks monthly light vehicle sales. The headline seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) figures are widely cited by economists and automotive industry analysts.

Economic Trends - Oil & Gas

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Consists of tables detailing 3 years of monthly data on natural gas and oil production, shipments and trade.

Economic Trends - Price Indices

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

This report provides information on changes in prices for finished good, specific machine tools, and key components of machine tools including labor and materials.

Economic Trends - Shipments, Orders, Inventory, and Backlog

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

New orders for manufactured goods were down 0.36 percent in October, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. New orders were $450 billion for the month. Shipments were $455 billion in October, which represents a 0.567 percent increase compared with the previous month. Inventories were up 0.92 percent and backlogs rose 0.20 percent. This report provides monthly charts based on data collected and published by the Census Bureau.

Market Intelligence - Aerospace

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. aerospace industry trends.

Market Intelligence - Appliances

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. appliance industry trends.

Market Intelligence - Auto Parts

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. auto parts industry trends.

Market Intelligence - Cars and Trucks

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. automotive industry trends.

Market Intelligence - Construction / Off-Highway

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. construction and off-highway industry trends.

Market Intelligence - Medical

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST

Leading edge information on U.S. medical industry trends.

Quarterly Industry Overview Report

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

Provides a macro view of key industries that include market drivers, key players, and new technologies that AMT members can use as marketing tools. Reports are released on a quarterly basis with each industry updated annually.

U.S. Foreign Trade Summary of the Manufacturing Technology Industry

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

U.S. machine tool exports valued $190.8 million in November, down 15.6% from October’s total of $226.0 million.  Exports for YTD 2011 totaled $2,392.0 million, an increase of 24.1% when compared to the same period of 2010.  Monthly machine tool imports valued $493.0 million in November, down 6.9% from October’s total of $529.3 million. Imports for YTD 2011 totaled $4,237.3 million, an increase of 78.0% when compared to the same period for 2010.

USMTO Detail Summary Report

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $430.17 million according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 6.9% from October but up 26.6% when compared with the total of $339.68 million reported for November 2010. With a year-to-date total of $4,956.51 million, 2011 is up 73.9% compared with 2010.