US demand for capital goods: signs of strengthening in Q2 2024, but with sectoral differences

Published by Marcello Antonioni. July 10, 2024 .

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In Q2 2024 the trend growth of US imports of capital goods rose to +9% in euro values [ Read all ]

Food Machinery: United States continues to be the leading market. Which states are driving the growth?

Published by Marcello Antonioni. June 26, 2024 .

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In the first quarter of 2024, the USA is by far the most dynamic market for global exports in the sector [ Read all ]

The 2023 performance of European Exports of Machinery

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Jan. 23, 2024 .

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Although slowing down in the second half of the year, all the main sectors of machinery - with the exception of textile machinery - showed average annual growth in euro values [ Read all ]

Machinery: premium segments have been growing in 2023

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Nov. 8, 2023 .

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As in the pandemic crisis, in 2023 investments in machinery aimed at improving the competitiveness of client companies have probably been favoured [ Read all ]

The deterioration of US demand for investment goods in 3Q 2023

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Oct. 17, 2023 .

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All major sectors down trend, except automotive and earth-moving machinery [ Read all ]

US Capital Goods Demand: the figures of H1-2023

Published by Marcello Antonioni. July 11, 2023 .

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The data for the first half of 2023 document the progressive deterioration of the US investment cycle, with the relevant exceptions for automotive and construction equipment [ Read all ]

World trade in leather-goods supply chain: largely recovered from pre-pandemic levels for finished goods; not for intermediate goods and machinery

Published by Marcello Antonioni. July 5, 2023 .

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n Q1-2023, world exports of finished products are still growing well; a significant slowdown, however, for products upstream of the supply chain [ Read all ]

EU Exports of Capital Goods for Industry: in the first 3 months of 2023

Published by Marcello Antonioni. April 26, 2023 .

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In the first quarter of 2023, the investment cycle for industry - at least with reference to the sales of European companies - continued to be favorable in euro [ Read all ]

World Export of Capital Goods for Industry Holding in Q4 2022

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Jan. 30, 2023 .

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Is the world industry betting on a mild and short recession? [ Read all ]

New High for world trade in Metalworking Machine Tools

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Dec. 20, 2022 .

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By 2022, all major segments of the sector had recovered to pre-pandemic levels, thanks to the presence of several BLOC markets (BLue OCean) [ Read all ]