Need a refresher on what market information is available to you as an NFPA member? Meet with NFPA’s Economic and Statistical Services Manager, Cecilia Bart, for an overview and Q&A. NFPA provides members with a variety of report types, sources, and insights to best understand trends and outlooks in the fluid power industry. Below is a brief overview:
Stats Dashboard:
- A great place to start if unfamiliar with the various reports NFPA offers. The Stats Dashboard highlights data from the multiple market reports and links back to the source reports.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/statsdashboard
ITR Forecast Report:
- A quarterly forecast report produced by ITR Economics. This report analyzes current trends and forecasts ahead for two years for 30 of fluid power’s most popular customer markets.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/itr-economics-forecast-report
Oxford Economics Global Market Reports:
- A collection of global reports produced by Oxford Economics. These reports examine the global manufacturing landscape and provide forecasts by country and by industry.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/global-forecast-oxford-economics
U.S. Regional Demand Estimates:
- An Excel-based report prepared for NFPA by Oxford Economics. This report profiles the geographic distribution of fluid power products to end-use industries by state.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/regional-demand-estimates
All reports and data available to NFPA members can be found at this link: https://www.nfpa.com/reports-and-data
Interested in more opportunities to hear about market insights and fluid power expectations from high level economists? The NFPA offers two Economic Outlook Webinars each year in addition to hosting the Industry and Economic Outlook Conference every August in Chicago. More information on NFPA hosted events can be found here: https://nfpahub.com/events/
The NFPA offers three participation-based survey reports and data. If you are interested in participating in these programs or have more questions, please contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com.
Confidential Statistics Program:
- The only monthly source of aggregated industry data for the fluid power industry. Participants receive fifteen pages of fluid power analysis as well as access to aggregated dollar data for industry and product segments.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/css
State of Fluid Power Program:
- An electronic opinion-based survey which produces the only report that allows industry peers to express their opinion on the current and future state of our industry every month.
Link: https://www.nfpa.com/sofp 
Customer Market Survey:
- An annual survey focusing on the segmentation of total fluid power sales by customer markets.
- Link: https://www.nfpa.com/customer-market-survey
If you and your team are interested in an NFPA market information overview, contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa or 414-259-2027.
If you have any questions about interpreting or using the data in these reports, please contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com.