Preparing for Recession
By Alan Beaulieu
The Next Economic Cycle
Cautious Optimism in Conveyor Industry
By Robert Reinfried The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) tracks new orders and shipped sales volume of its manufacturing members in nine classes of unit handling equipment and four classes of bulk handling equipment. Since hitting lows in 2008 – 2009, the Association has shown strong consistent growth year after year in both unit and …
Continue Reading »Modest Growth for the Industrial Trucks Sector
By Brian Feehan While the US economy continues to expand, the pace of growth has been very slow and has become even slower over the past few months. Most economists are now predicting a 1.5% to 2.0% growth in GDP in 2012, not great but hopefully better than the 1.7% growth we saw in 2011. …
Continue Reading »Slow Growth Expected in 2013
The Material Handling Industry has rebounded steadily in the years following the recession of 2008 and 2009. Following a trough in third quarter 2009, new orders have increased 20.1% in 2010, 24.2% in 2011, and are expected to grow 8-9% in 2012, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (MHEM). 2013 projects to continue …
Continue Reading »Growth In The Wake of Uncertainty
Strategies for growing in a depressed environment
Continue Reading »2013 Suppliers Forecast
A Mix of Clouds and Sun
Continue Reading »The Economic Outlook
Moderate Growth Against Headwinds
Continue Reading »Continued Growth Expected in 2012
By Alan Beaulieu For many in the material handling industry, the economic doldrums of the Great Recession have given way to tentative growth and improvement. 2011 was a year of growth for the U.S. economy and, more specifically, for the material handling industry. According to the first quarter 2012 issue of The MHEDA Journal, distributors …
Continue Reading »The Continuation Of A Challenging Environment
A former government economist dissects the numbers.
Continue Reading »INDUSTRY FORECAST Distributor Graphs
www.TheMhedaJournal.org How did you do? Review last year’s Industry Forecast in The MHEDA Journal Online at www.TheMhedaJournal.org INDUSTRY FORECAST Distributors Labor Costs Will Drive ENGINEERED SYSTEMS New Markets Focus STORAGE & HANDLING Activity DIVERSE Products Provide Balance INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Sales Gain Traction Ditributor Graphs
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