U.S. and Canadian power transmission/motion control manufacturers’ sales continue to increase
Written by Dan Comand April 21, 2010
U.S. and Canadian manufacturers’ sales increased for the second consecutive month in February, with U.S. manufacturers posting an increase of 14.1 percent and Canadian manufacturers’ sales rising by 5.6 percent according to sales data released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) in its Market Outlook Report.
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For U.S. manufacturers, sales comparisons between February 2010 and February 2009 still reflect sales declines. U.S. manufacturers’ year-to-date sales are down 9.0 percent compared to sales at this time last year. Canadian manufacturers’ year-to-year sales rose by 0.3 percent for the same period.
U.S. manufacturers’ confidence maintained a neutral position of 5.0 on a scale of 1 (very pessimistic) to 10 (outstanding). Canadian manufacturers’ confidence rose to 4.8 from 4.6 in February.
Month-to-month sales for product categories between January 2010 and February 2010 for U.S. and Canadian manufacturers are reported below.
U.S. Manufacturer Percent Change in Product Sales
(January 2010 vs. February 2010)
Product Percent Change
Variable Speed Drives -21.00%
Mechanical Drive Systems and Other PT Products 5.50%
Clutches & Brakes 11.10%
Positioning Systems/Linear Motion Products 12.60%
Standard Industrial Motors 14.80%
Shaft Couplings 15.10%
Mounted Bearings 16.90%
Gear Products 17.10%
Unmounted Bearings 17.40%
Canadian Manufacturer Percent Change in Product Sales
(January 2010 vs. February 2010)
Product
Percent Change
Variable Speed Drives -36.2%
Shaft Couplings -30.2%
Gear Products -6.7%
Mounted Bearings 7.4%
Unmounted Bearings 9.3%
Mechanical Drive Systems and Other PT Products 18.7%
Clutches & Brakes 24.7%
Positioning Systems/Linear Motion Products 31.5%
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