NEMA Confidence Index for business conditions slips slightly but remains positive in March

Following a run-up of more than 20 points in January and February to its highest level in more than six years, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated slightly in March, slipping 0.5 points to 72. The survey’s measure of the degree of change in current [...]

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Electroindustry confidence index increases in January while future conditions index surges

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions edged higher in January, rising 54.2 from December’s reading of 52. It was the fourth straight month in which the index exceeded the 50 point mark, above which more panelists than not reported an improved business environment. The survey’s measure [...]

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NEMA Survey Respondents See Improved Conditions Declines in July

As broad economic slowdown continues to affect the electrical manufacturing sector, 44% percent of respondents to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s latest Electroindustry Business Confidence Survey reported that the economic environment facing the industry in North America deteriorated in the most recent month, up from 36% in June. Only 8% reported conditions were better than a month [...]

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