Introduction: Industrial Manufacturing Download PDF

The industrial manufacturing industry is responsible for the growth of many other industries. The development of many kinds of machinery is what ultimately led to the industrial revolution. The output of this industry includes all kinds of machinery, from farm and factory equipment, to smaller machinery used in many households, as well as smaller industrial products such as hardware, glass, and paper products.

Risk Description

Industrial Engineering
Buoyant activity in the construction and improvement of road, rail, and airport infrastructure in Asia, the Middle East, and emerging Europe will continue to drive the mechanical engineering sector in industrialised countries. In North America companies exposed to the construction and public works sector will continue to suffer from the steep decline in new housing starts and the slowdown of public spending. Continued strong export performance in the other segments spurred by the weak dollar should suffice to offset the marked domestic investment slowdown. The euro parity will, however, handicap the sector in Western Europe. But the performances of German companies in emerging markets will make it possible to mitigate the slowdown of exports again this year..

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Sectoral Rankings

Industrial Engineering	World	North America	Japan	Western Europe	Emerging Europe	Emerging Asia
April 2008	A-	A-	A	A-	B+	A

Trade Statistics

Country	Exports (thousands)	Imports (thousands)	Net Trade (thousands)	Share of Exports (%)	Share of Imports (%)	Exports Growth (%)	Imports Growth (%)
Germany	197,617,661	99,070,658	98,547,003	16.026	8.005	16.753	14.314
United States	152,999,547	166,752,091	(13,752,544)	12.408	13.474	6.730	11.219
Japan	108,501,656	32,843,240	75,658,416	8.799	2.654	16.095	15.330
Italy	87,747,304	41,112,980	46,634,324	7.116	3.322	14.285	11.837
France	63,698,872	63,696,741	2,131	5.166	5.147	14.117	11.132