Mexican imports, in January-August 2018, reached 255.334 billion euros, a growth of 3.46 percent, compared to the same period in 2017.
The top ten exporting countries to Mexico during the period were: United States (€118.7 billion), China (€45.1 billion), Germany (€10.2 billion), Japan (€10.1 billion), South Korea (€8.8 billion), Canada (€5.9 billion), Malaysia (€4.9 billion) Taiwan (€4.4…
The United States is a strong market of interest for Italian and international companies operating in the mechanical engineering sector. According to forecasts by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, U.S. manufacturing output is expected to increase by 2.5 percent in 2018 and 2019 generating growth in demand and capital goods investment by U.S. companies.
In terms of…
2017 was a record year for Canadian imports of mechanics from Italy (first 9 months), which, with a +32%, jumped to Euro 290 million, surpassing, not only pre-crisis values, but also setting a record in 15 years of Machines Italia sector surveys.
In 2018, total Canadian imports of machinery from our country, referring to the 15 sectors of reference of the project, decreased, in the first 9…
While the''global economy continues its growth trend, the health of the U.S. behemoth economy is beginning to send worrying signals that hint at a possible stalling of the expansion that began in June 2009. The reasons behind the negative outlook are primarily domestic political uncertainty and the critical and revisionist attitude of the U.S. central administration toward international…
Canada's total imports of machinery and technology referring to the 15 reference sectors of the Machines Italia project, increased in the first 9 months of 2017 by about 8%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Italy brings a very positive result from the point of view of Canadian imports of capital goods, registering an increase of 32.66%% (from about Euro 219 million in 2016 to…
The NAFTA trade agreement was signed, more than two decades ago, with the intention of integrating the economies of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Initial negotiations that will lead to a partial amendment of the free trade treaty have been initiated, primarily desired by the new U.S. administration. It is difficult to predict what the outcome of these negotiations will be, however, it is…
The U.S. manufacturing industry continues to face a number of challenges that limit its performance.
Spending on capital goods and investment in equipment and machinery has languished, now for several years, and this is reflected in production and productivity levels, which have also stagnated.
The continuing strength of the dollar against the world's major currencies plays havoc with U.S.…
Total Canadian imports of machinery and technology referred to the 15 sectors of the Machines Italia project, decreased in 2016 by 7.46% compared to the previous year. Italy closes 2016 with a positive result from the point of view of Canadian imports of capital goods, registering an increase of 6.39% (from around €288 million, in 2015 to €306 million, in 2016).
Our country's market share also…
Total Canadian imports of machinery and technology referring to the 15 sectors covered by the Machines Italia project, increased by 14.7% in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year. Italy closed the first half of 2015 with an extremely positive result from the point of view of Canadian imports of capital goods, registering an increase of 21 percent (from €116…
According to the latest report from the Manufacturers' Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), there will be a significant acceleration in the growth experienced by the U.S. manufacturing sector in 2016.
Last June, MAPI released an update of its quarterly economic forecast, where it shows that real U.S. GDP is expected to expand by 2.5 percent in 2015 and 4.0 percent in 2016.
"A number…