AMTonline: Industry Trends

Economic Trends - General Economic Indicators

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 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 - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 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, 16 Apr 2013 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, 16 Apr 2013 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, 16 Apr 2013 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, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

This report provides monthly charts based on data collected and published by the Census Bureau. Over 50 different manufacturing industries or industry groups are available, including both manufacturing technology providers and major customer industries. Provides market analysts or forecasters the first essential element to projecting sales or shipments.

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

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST