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EPI Index Shows No Increase in December
Jan 27, 2012
EM’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) registered another month of relatively few gains, as six product categories showed no price movement at all compared to November 2011....
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NEMA EBCI Index Looks Solid in December
Jan 14, 2012
Business conditions in the manufacturing community ended the year in growth territory. The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions exceeded the 50-point mark indicating a growth business environment in December for a third consecutive month....
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Construction Increases 1.2% in November
Jan 14, 2012
The Department of Commerce said construction spending during Nov. 2011 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $807.1 billion, 1.2 percent above the revised Oct. 2011 estimate of $797.4 billion. ...
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Electrical Stocks Have Turbulent 2011
Jan 14, 2012
The 2011 returns on electrical and construction stocks mirrored the skittish performance of the stock market as a whole, with a smattering of companies enjoying double-digit gains; a bunch of companies clumped around the S&P 500, Dow Jones and NASDAQ growth rates for year; and some stocks suffering from double-digit declines. ...
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Electrical Companies’ Earnings Improve
Jan 7, 2012
Earnings from the electrical industry’s publicly held companies are starting to look better, and their executives are expressing guarded optimism....
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EPI Index Holds Steady in November
Dec 23, 2011
With an increase of only 0.4% from October, Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index was unusually stable last month....
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Housing Construction Surges in November
Dec 23, 2011
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 681,000, 5.7% above the revised October rate of 644,000 and 20.7% above the November 2010 estimate of 564,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau....
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Construction unemployment 13.1%
Dec 9, 2011
Construction employment shrank for the second straight month in November as residential, nonresidential building and heavy construction segments remained in low gear...
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Commerce Dept. Says October Value of New Construction Increases to $798.5 Billion
Dec 8, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce said construction spending during October 2011 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $798.5 billion, 0.8 percent above the revised September estimate of $792.1 billion. The October figure is 0.4 percent below the October 2010 estimate of $802 billion. ...
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Industry Calendar
January 16-18, 2012
NAED Western Conference
Phoenix; National Association of
Electrical Distributors (NAED)
314-991-9000
www.naed.org
January 31-February 2
NAW Leadership Summit
Washington, D.C.; National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW)
202-872-0885
www.naw.org
February 1-4
2012 NEMRA Annual
San Diego; National ElectricalÂ
Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA)
800-446-3672
www.nemra.org
.... More events and information
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