All Publications
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| 06/11/2013 |
U.S. Industrial Outlook: Strong in Early 2013, Spring LullThe superior growth in manufacturing production early this year was due to the strong growth in housing starts, auto sales, and inventory rebuilding that disproportionately benefits manufacturing. When there is a large inventory build in one quarter... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 04/11/2013 |
Survey on the Business Outlook: March 2013The Composite Business Outlook Index was 56 in March, up from 55 in December. This quarter’s increase, while small, is the first increase since June 2010, when the index reached a record high of 81. The investment indexes and the Profit Margin Index... |
Donald A. Norman, Ph.D. |
| 03/05/2013 |
U.S. Industrial Outlook: Austerity Slows Industrial Activity in 2013, a Pickup Likely in 2014The overall economy declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2012, offsetting an above-average pace of growth in the previous quarter. Spending for inventories, government defense, and net exports all fell—reversing the growth in the third quarter... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 01/28/2013 |
MAPI ValueIn this brochure, learn about the council and research programs and the value that manufacturers gain from MAPI membership. |
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| 01/24/2013 |
The Decline in Number of U.S. Manufacturing PlantsSingle-minded attention on runaway plants, and for that matter their return to the United States, is misplaced. Relatively few plants are shut down in the United States by an owner who opens up an identical facility abroad and supplies the U.S.... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 01/10/2013 |
Business Outlook Survey: December 2012The Composite Business Outlook Index was 55 in December, down slightly from 56 in September, pointing to continued expansion over the next three to six months. The index has, however, declined steadily since reaching a record high of 81 in June 2010... |
Donald A. Norman, Ph.D. |
| 12/17/2012 |
U.S. Industrial OutlookEvery three months, MAPI provides a detailed look at the health of the domestic manufacturing sector and reviews the performance of a selected group of its most important subsectors. In this November edition, MAPI extends its forecast out five years... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 10/11/2012 |
MAPI Survey on the Business OutlookThe composite index fell from 61 in June to 56 in September, indicating continued but slowing growth. The individual indexes (with the exception of the Capacity Utilization Index) remain above 50, the dividing line between expansion and contraction... |
Donald A. Norman, Ph.D. |
| 09/07/2012 |
U.S. Industrial Outlook: Industrial Activity Was Front-Loaded in 2012, Sluggish Growth AheadMAPI’s outlook is for modest growth throughout 2013; it will not be until the second half of 2014 that the economy grows at what could be called a moderate pace. Our base case forecast is that inflation-adjusted GDP will rise 2 percent in 2012, 1.7... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 09/04/2012 |
Oil and Natural Gas: Back to the FutureThe outlook for the U.S. energy situation is much brighter than it was just four years ago and this has positive implications for the economy and for the manufacturing sector. Even though the prices of oil and petroleum products have been on a... |
Donald A. Norman, Ph.D. |