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DISC Sees Sluggish Market in 2012
Nov 4, 2011,
— Herm Isenstein
By this time next year, through the first three quarters of 2012, we will be skimming along at total industry growth just below the zero line. The fourth quarter of next year should raise total industry growth for the year to fractionally above zero...
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Fed Report Finds Modest Expansion
Oct 21, 2011
The Federal Reserve’s latest round of reports from its twelve districts indicate that overall economic activity continued to expand in September, although many districts described the pace of growth as modest...
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EPI Slides 2.9 Percent in September
Oct 21, 2011
Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) dropped 2.9% from August, largely due to declines in building wire and cable and power wire and cable...
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Housing Starts Jumped 15% in September
Oct 21, 2011
Privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 658,000. This is 15.0 percent above the revised August estimate of 572,000 and is 10.2 percent above the September 2010 rate of 597,000...
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McGraw-Hill Construction Forecasts Flat Year for Construction Market in 2012
Oct 21, 2011
Lingering doubts in the minds of business executives and consumers about the health of the U.S. economy, uncertainty over the political turmoil in Washington, D.C., and weak demand may choke off any significant growth in the 2012 construction market. That’s the consensus of the construction economists at McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook 2012, held Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C....
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Electrical Marketing’s Leading Indicators
Sep 23, 2011
Building permits increase 3.2 percent in August; Architectural Billings Index takes a surprising turn to higher ground and Conference Board employment indicator slumps...
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Fed: Growth Slow, Even in Manufacturing
Sep 9, 2011
Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts in the central bank’s latest Beige Book report indicated that economic activity continued to expand at a modest pace, though some districts noted mixed or weakening activity...
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NEMA EBCI Index for North American Current Conditions Improves in August
Sep 9, 2011
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index for current North American conditions gained ground in August but remained below levels suggestive of industry-wide expansion for a third straight month. The index, a monthly survey of senior executives at member firms of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., climbed to 41.4 points, up 9.4 points from its July reading, but still below the 50-point mark indicating growth...
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Commerce Dept. Reports Value of New Construction Down 1.3 Percent in July
Sep 9, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce said construction spending during July 2011 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $789.5 billion, 1.3 percent below the revised June estimate of $799.8 billion. The July figure is 0.1 percent above the July 2010 estimate of $789 billion. During the first seven months of this year, construction spending amounted to $435.5 billion, 3.5 percent below the $451.2 billion for the same period in 2010...
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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
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