All Publications
Date Published |
Author | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 03/29/2013 |
China Manufacturing Outlook 2013-2014The overall economic growth in China was slower than expected for much of 2012, but the momentum picked up noticeably in the fourth quarter, thanks to the stabilization in exports and the real estate sector, the growth-supportive monetary policy,... |
Yingying Xu, 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. |
| 01/22/2013 |
Canadian Economic Review and Outlook, 2012-2014For the Canadian economy and its manufacturing sector, 2012 was a difficult year. Global headwinds and a weak domestic economy led to disappointing economic performance. For the manufacturing sector, growth rates, sales, and employment were feeble.... |
David Boisclair |
| 01/18/2013 |
Industrial Base Metal Market Outlook 2013After a robust recovery during 2009-10, industrial base metal prices started to fall in 2011, and the downward trend continued through the second quarter of 2012 before leveling off in the third quarter. In recent months, there were some signs that... |
Yingying Xu, Ph.D. |
| 01/11/2013 |
Latin America Manufacturing Outlook: A Cyclical Rebound in 2013MAPI predicts manufacturing production in Latin America will post a weak 0.5 percent growth rate in 2012, dragged down by a manufacturing recession in Brazil and a sudden stop in output growth in Argentina. Mexico’s manufacturers are in relatively... |
Fernando D. Sedano, 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. |
| 12/18/2012 |
European Industrial Outlook: Second Downturn is Wide-RangingThe Eurozone is back in recession. This second downturn is wide-ranging and we see little support of aggregate demand. Regional differences in manufacturing performance persist, and total industrial output fell 2.3 percent in the third quarter in... |
Krzysztof Bledowski, 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. |