NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Indexes (EBCI) for both current and future North American conditions fell in April, 2008. After climbing for two straight months in February and March, the EBCI for current North American conditions fell by more than 20 points to 27.3, the lowest level recorded since late 2001. An index reading below 50 ...

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions grew for a second straight month in March. Still, at 47.9, the index again lagged the 50-point threshold that demonstrates industry expansion. What’s more, March was the fourth consecutive month that the index failed to top 50 points.  These results, ...

February proved successful for the electroindustry, and the future appears bright, according to senior industry executives responding to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) monthly Electroindustry Business Confidence Survey.  Seven of the eight EBCI indices improved from January 2007, while six of the eight showed ...