Posted July 12, 2010
PT/MC product sales rose in May
Sales of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products by U.S. manufacturers rose 2.0% in May while sales by Canadian manufacturers dropped 13.1%.
According to data released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) in its Market Outlook Report, sales for U.S. manufacturers were up 13.2% in May 2010 compared to May 2009. Canadian manufacturers’ current-month-to-current-month sales were also up but at a slower rate at 5.5%.
Confidence in the market by both U.S. and Canada manufacturers are holding relatively neutral positions—5.0 and 4.9 respectively on a scale of 1 (very pessimistic) to 10 (outstanding).
Month-to-month sales for product categories between March 2010 and April 2010 for U.S. and Canadian manufacturers are reported below.
U.S. Manufacturer Percent Change in Product Sales
(April 2010 vs. May 2010)
|
Product |
Percent Change |
|
Clutches & Brakes |
-7.0% |
|
Mechanical Drive Systems and Other PT Products |
-5.8% |
|
Shaft Couplings |
-4.7% |
|
Gear Products |
-1.8% |
|
Mounted Bearings |
-1.8% |
|
Variable Speed Drives |
1.0% |
|
Unmounted Bearings |
2.5% |
|
Positioning Systems/Linear Motion Products |
3.3% |
|
Standard Industrial Motors |
10.6% |
|
|
|
Canadian Manufacturer Percent Change in Product Sales
(April 2010 vs. May 2010)
|
Product |
Percent Change |
|
Shaft Couplings |
-38.2% |
|
Variable Speed Drives |
-25.9% |
|
Unmounted Bearings |
-15.8% |
|
Mounted Bearings |
-12.9% |
|
Gear Products |
-8.3% |
|
Mechanical Drive Systems and Other PT Products |
-7.7% |
|
Clutches & Brakes |
-5.6% |
|
Positioning Systems/Linear Motion Products |
17.8% |
The Market Outlook Report is published monthly by the Power Transmission Distributors Association. The full report includes U.S. and Canadian manufacturer data for sales and order trends for mounted bearings, unmounted bearings, standard industrial motors (U.S. only), variable speed drives, positioning systems/linear motion products, gear products, clutches and brakes, shaft couplings and mechanical drive systems and other PT products.
