Electrical manufacturers see an expanding electrical market down the road but seem to be struggling to get over a short-term bump in economic conditions at year-end, according to the Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI), a monthly survey of members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va.

The EBCI indicator for current North American business conditions declined for the second month in a row in December, dropping to 30 points from 39.6 in November, and trailed the 50-point threshold indicative of industry expansion for a fifth straight month. However, the EBCI for future North American conditions, a measure of executives’ expectations for conditions six months ahead, climbed nearly 15 points in December to 48 points. Though still slightly below the critical 50-point barrier, December’s reading was the highest since April.

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