Power Transmission/Motion Control Manufacturers’ Sales
Stabilize in U.S. but Suffer in Canada According to May 2010 Market
Outlook Report
Sales of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products by U.S.
manufacturers sales rose 2.0 percent while sales by Canadian
manufacturers dropped 13.1 percent according to May 2010 sales data
released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) in
its Market Outlook Report.
For U.S. manufacturers, comparing May 2010 to May 2009, sales are up
13.2 percent compared to sales at this time last year. Canadian
manufacturers’ current-month-to-current-month sales are also up
but at a slower rate at 5.5 percent.
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 Drives 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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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