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Commerce and NRF report July retail sales growth
August 15, 2019
Commerce reported July retail sales, at $523.5 billion, were up 0.7% over June and up 3.4% annually. NRF reported July retail sales increased 0.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 5.6% on an unadjusted annual basis.
CEMA reports June 2019 booked orders down 60% compared to June 2018
August 14, 2019
June 2019 shipments decreased by 20.7% when compared to June 2018 sales.
Other Voices: Underused tax incentive could benefit material handling companies
July 12, 2019
Material handling companies can meet the expectations of the coming decade with the help of new technologies and by leveraging tax incentives and credits.
ELFF 2019 Q3 outlook forecasts 3.9% growth in equipment and software investment
July 12, 2019
Business conditions for the equipment finance industry softened in the first half of the year, and investment growth in several key verticals is expected to slow or contract in the second half of 2019.
CEMA reports May orders up 17% from April
July 12, 2019
May 2019 booked orders decreased 12.2% when compared to May 2018 orders.
CEMA reports March 2019 orders up 42.2% when compared to February 2019
May 10, 2019
Shipments up 13.4% year over year, and up 23.1% from February.
ISM semiannual report predicts manufacturing and non-manufacturing growth in 2019
May 8, 2019
Forecast of continued growth in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives.
ISM reports manufacturing output slipped in April
May 8, 2019
The report’s key metric, the PMI, dipped 2.5% to 52.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following a 1.1% increase from February to March, a 2.4% decrease from January to February and a 2.3% increase from December to January.
CEMA: 2018 shipments in North America up 18%
April 18, 2019
Executives representing CEMA member companies expressed continued optimism at the association's annual meeting, and forecasted shipments will increase 15% for 2019.
Commerce and NRF report February retail sales gains
April 1, 2019
Commerce reported that January retail sales, at $506 billion, slipped 0.2% compared to January and rose 2.2% annually.
Gains in March manufacturing output, ISM reports
April 1, 2019
March manufacturing output finished on an upswing in the first quarter, with the PMI up 1.1% to 55.3 following a 2.4% decrease from January to February.
North American machine vision market grew nearly 10% in 2018, broke records for sixth straight year
March 28, 2019
Smarter and smaller vision technologies serve complex challenges with emerging automation solutions like AI-driven bin picking, autonomous vehicles, and advanced inspection technologies.
JLL research: ‘Mega box’ leasing deal activity remains strong
March 25, 2019
Despite fewer large leases in 2018, JLL explained logistics-related sectors still accounted for around 50% of total share for the year at levels similar to 2016 and 2017.
ITA reports fourth consecutive year of record-breaking forklift sales in 2018
March 5, 2019
Industrial Truck Association report indicates each lift truck class grew, and electric products accounted for approximately 64% of last year’s market.