The 2005/2006 Market Outlook For Motors and Generators (Long-Term Motor, Generator Forecasts Through 2014)

Abstract

Motor and Generator Products Included In The Report:

• Fractional Horsepower Motors
• Integral Horsepower Motors
• Generators
• Prime Mover Generator Sets
• Motor-Driven Generator Sets
• Hermetic Motors
• Toy Motors
• Land Transportation Motors & Generators
• Automobile Accessory Motors
• Aircraft and Spacecraft Motors
• Timing Motors
• Parts

• Bringing an end to a four-year slump, U.S. manufacturers' sales of motors and generators finally turned the corner in 2004. Sales advanced by 3.1% that year, rising to nearly $8.4 billion. Sales should continue to improve through 2006, but what is in store for the long term? See our comprehensive analysis of overall market dynamics, including our forecasts for the coming decade.
• Fractional horsepower motors were hardest hit during the recent downturn, and the recovery in this segment is also lagging behind the rest of the industry. Although the markets for most types of fractional horsepower motors are showing signs of rebounding, others continue to falter. For example, U.S. manufacturers? sales of noncommutated AC polyphase motors were down by nearly 5% in 2004, and they are on track to drop by another 3% this year. Don't miss our in-depth coverage of this key segment of the industry.
• U.S. manufacturers' sales of integral horsepower AC generators are expected to rise by 3.0% to reach $170 million in 2005. Generators rated from 15 to less than 375 kva are currently turning in the fastest growth; those rated at 750 kva and over are registering the smallest gains. This report provides you with detailed market data for all types of motors and generators, including both dollar and unit sales figures, as well as average prices.
• U.S. motor and generator exports will top $4.8 billion in 2005, reflecting two years of double-digit growth. Mexico and Canada are still the leading foreign markets for U.S.-made goods, but China has moved up to third place in recent years, and Iraq has been catapulted into fourth position. Special sections of this report track exports and imports of motors and generators, by type and by country.
• Unit sales of electric dryers have been rising by an average of roughly 5% per year since the beginning of the decade.Capital spending by U.S. producers of industrial machinery ballooned to over $1 billion in 2005.Construction machinery sales will peak in 2005 and begin to taper off the following year.U.S. manufacturers? sales of pleasure boats should top $7.1 billion in 2005, a gain of nearly 7% from the previous year.This report provides you with detailed info on the economic trends and demand patterns that impact the industry's bottom line.
• Baldor Electric, A.O. Smith, Emerson, General Electric, Regal-Beloit, W.W. Grainger, and Rockwell Automation are just a few of the major manufacturers profiled in this report. Get all the latest news on sales performance, marketing strategies, foreign ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and other recent activities of the movers and shakers in the industry.