Demand for electrical products varied from one category to another at the end of 2010, according to demand indices from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va. NEMA's Primary Industrial Controls Index increased 3.3 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the fourth quarter of 2010 and registered sequential gains in five of the last six quarters. This latest increase is nearly 24 percent above its level of one year earlier.

Nonetheless, inflation- and seasonally-adjusted shipments of industrial control equipment still have ground to make up before surpassing the previous cyclical peak. The Primary Industrial Controls and Adjustable Speed Drives Index, which serves as a broader measure of industrial controls demand, advanced 2.5 percent between the third and fourth quarter of 2010 and registered a 21.6 percent gain versus 4Q 2009.

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