PMPA Business Trends November 2018 “2018-On Track to a Strong Finish” With 80 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for November 2018 declined 11 points to 130, which was an all-time high for the month of November! Shops reporting sales declines outnumbered those reporting gains by a ratio of 4:1 not at…
PMPA Business Trends October 2018 “Unbelievable- But Verified! With 81 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for October 2018 increased to 152, an all-time high! Several companies notified us proactively that “You are not going to believe how high our sales are this month, ” when they reported. Seventy-one of eighty-one reported…
PMPA Business Trends September 2018 “Strong September Sales- Strong 3Q for Industry Shops” With 83 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for September 2018 declined 7.7 percent from August’s record high of 143 to 132. Our Sales index is 106% of its value one year ago. This is the first time on…
ITR Economic Report – August 2018 The Institute for Trend Research (ITR) quarterly reports focus on major areas of economic growth and decline in key market segments for the Precision Machined Products Industry. They are provided to PMPA members as part of the association’s overall business intelligence program and are used as a management tool to…
PMPA Business Trends August 2018 “August Sales Index Recovers to All Time High.” With 88 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for August 2018 recovered to its all-time high of 143 from March earlier this year. This 16-point surge (~13%) increase over July –the highest July on record- is solid testimony that…
PMPA Business Trends July 2018 With 83 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for July 2018 declined from 138- the highest June on record- to 128, the highest value for July on record, down 7.3% from May and June levels. The 2018 July index of 128 is 14.3% higher than July 2017’s 112…
PMPA Business Trends June 2018 With 84 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for June 2018 held steady at 138, highest June on record and tied with May 2018. The calendar year average remains 136. The 2018 June index of 138 is 2.2% higher than June 2017’s 135 value. This is our Index’s…
ITR Economic Report – May 2018 The Institute for Trend Research (ITR) quarterly reports focus on major areas of economic growth and decline in key market segments for the Precision Machined Products Industry. They are provided to PMPA members as part of the association’s overall business intelligence program and are used as a management tool to…
PMPA Business Trends May 2018 With 86 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for May 2018 rebounded five points to 138, highest May on record and 2 standard deviations above the 5 year average for the index in May. The five point increase represents a 3.8% increase in Sales for our responding shops,…
OSHA Beryllium News Wednesday May 09, 2018 Delay of Enforcement of the Beryllium Standards May 11, 2018 is the day if your shop machines Beryllium “… we have decided to delay enforcement of the general industry standard by 60 days until May 11, 2018. Furthermore, to ensure employers have adequate notice before OSHA begins enforcing…