Posted June 16, 2011
PTDA: Four consecutive quarters of growth
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Business Index indicated that the first quarter was the fourth consecutive quarter for business growth among PTDA members.
With a reading of 85.5, the recently released first quarter results indicate the power transmission/motion control industry expanded at a faster pace compared with 4Q2010 when the index was at 73.4.
The table below provides an overview of the results and a breakout reading of the PTDA Business Index by distributor and manufacturer.
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PTDA Quarterly Business Index - 1Q2011 |
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All Respondents |
Distributors |
Manufacturers |
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Business Activity |
91.9 |
90.4 |
92.9 |
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New Orders |
92.6 |
91.9 |
93.1 |
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Employment |
78.8 |
67.7 |
86.3 |
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Supplier Deliveries |
78.8 |
76.6 |
80.3 |
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Inventories |
63.2 |
68.3 |
59.7 |
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Prices |
94.5 |
93.8 |
95.0 |
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Backlog |
78.7 |
76.3 |
80.4 |
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Overall PTDA Index |
85.5 |
81.6 |
88.2 |
