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Distributors are Cautiously Optimistic for 2012 According to EW/KeyBanc Survey
Jan 7, 2012
While electrical distributors don�t appear to be expecting a big bounce back in the electrical market�s business conditions, a recent survey conducted in 4Q 2011 tapped into a current of quiet optimism for the year ahead...

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....

Electrical Marketing�s Key Economic Indicators
Dec 23, 2011
AIA bounces into positive territory; PMI increases 1.9 points in November; Machine tool orders up 80.5% YTD...

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....

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....

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...

NEMA EBCI Index for North American Conditions Increases in November
Dec 8, 2011
The economic environment facing the North American electroindustry improved for a second straight month in November. ...

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. ...

Electrical Marketing�s Key Economic Indicators
Nov 18, 2011
Machine tool orders surge; architectural billings up a little; purchasing managers index down a little...

EPI Index Drops 1.3% in October
Nov 18, 2011
Led by a 5.8%-drop in building wire and cable and a 4.3% decline in power wire & cable, EM�s Electrical Price Index (EPI) slid a sizeable 1.3% in October...

Housing Permits Surge in October
Nov 18, 2011
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 653,000, 10.9 percent above the revised September rate of 589,000 and 17.7 percent above the October 2010 estimate of 555,000, according to the U.S. Census Department...

Electrical Distributors Expect 2012 to Offer a Better Environment for Investment
Nov 18, 2011
Electrical distributors sure seem much more optimistic about 2012, when you consider the survey results from Electrical Wholesaling�s 2012 Market Planning Guide...

Signs of Hope in Construction Market
Nov 18, 2011
While economists see a flat year for nonresidential construction in 2012, some notable projects are in the works that will pump up electrical sales...

Eaton sees hope for U.S. electrical
Nov 4, 2011
Cutler pointed to the U.S. electrical segment as a bright spot, with sales up 11 percent, operating profit up 11 percent and record all-time quarterly revenues....

October EBCI Shows Marked Improvement
Nov 4, 2011
NEMA�s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) indicated that conditions facing the electrical industry improved on balance in October, climbing to 57.4 points from 50 points in September....

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Industry Calendar

June 3-6
Windpower 2012
Atlanta; American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA); 202-383-2500, www.windpowerexpo.org

July 11-12
NAED Congressional Fly-In
Washington, D.C.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org

July 19-21
NAED 2012 Lead Conference
Chicago; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org

August 20-22
NAED 2012 AdVenture
Chicago; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org

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