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Alliance of Industrial Truck Organizations
Presidents’ Forum
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Mr. Brett Wood
ITA Chairman of the Board of Directors(Toyota – North America)
September 19, 2015______________________________________________________________________
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Stock Market Volatility_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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US Gross Domestic Product (GDP)_______________________________________________________________________

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis______________________________________________________________________
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US Gross Domestic Product (GDP)_______________________________________________________________________US Real GDP Percentage Change By Item
Contribution Item (% Change)

2014

2015

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

GDP

-0.9

4.6

4.3

2.1

0.6

3.7

Personal Consumption

0.85

2.60

2.34

2.86

1.19

2.11

Private Investment

-0.38

1.99

1.22

0.36

1.39

0.88

Net Exports

-1.39

-0.24

0.39

-0.89

-1.92

0.23

Government Consumption

0.00

0.21

0.33

-0.26

-0.01

0.47

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis______________________________________________________________________
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US Unemployment Data_______________________________________________________________________• 173,000 Jobs Added in August• 8 Million Jobs Added Over the Past 3 Years______________________________________________________________________
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US Unemployment Data_______________________________________________________________________US Monthly Unemployment Percentage

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics______________________________________________________________________
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Monetary Policy_______________________________________________________________________

Interest Rates ???

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Manufacturing/Industrial Production_______________________________________________________________________

Source: Moody’s Analytics______________________________________________________________________
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Manufacturing/Industrial Production_______________________________________________________________________

Imports

Exports$41B
TradeDeficit

Source: US Department of Commerce______________________________________________________________________
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Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)_______________________________________________________________________ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index
August 2014 – August 2015

Source: The Institute for Supply Management______________________________________________________________________
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US Automotive Market_______________________________________________________________________

Source: Ward’s Automotive Research______________________________________________________________________
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US Housing Market_______________________________________________________________________
US Housing Starts
Thousands

Annual Housing Starts

Source: U.S. Census Bureau______________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
Historic Retail Orders

Note: Includes U.S., Canada, Mexico and Government__________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
1993

ELECTRIC RIDER(Classes 1 & 2)
29,210MOTORIZED HAND
(Class 3)
28,492

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE(Classes 4 & 5)
48,947

1994

36,747

34,12765,027

1995

44,08737,746

72,685

1996

42,26335,37560,287

1997

42,67538,53864,946

1998

48,92340,42880,554

1999

49,84341,89974,994

2000

56,09049,121

85,993

2001

45,98037,21061,507

2002

39,23536,44555,928

2003

40,46336,65963,365

2004

46,88644,30874,228

2005

50,604

46,206

83,725

2006

53,80650,95085,0382007

50,26048,61576,664

2008

45,361

43,716

62,104

2009

28,40928,63528,7402010

31,75936, 637

36,8962011

44,72042,21358,483

2012

49,12647,33956,618

2013

52,83452,766

66,473

2014

57,54352,39675,040

YEAR

Source:Industrial Truck Association, US Factory Shipments________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
Factory Orders By Engine Type – Class 4 & 5 Combined

LPG

DieselGas

Note: Includes U.S., Canada, Mexico and Government__________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________IC vs. Electric Trend

ElectricRecession

Recession

IC__________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
Warehouse vs. Counterbalance Trend

CBRecession

Recession

WH__________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
Retail Orders Monthly vs. Prior Year

Note: Includes U.S., Canada, Mexico and Government__________________________________________________________________
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North American Lift Truck Industry_______________________________________________________________________
Chart 6: Retail Orders Forecast

Forecast

Note: Includes U.S., Canada, Mexico and Government__________________________________________________________________
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ITA Priorities_______________________________________________________________________• International cooperation on:• Standards development• Statistical information• Free/Fair trade• Engineering practices: advance development of engineering
practices that promote safety of the products of our members• Statistical information: collection and dissemination of statisticalinformation relating to the industrial truck marketplace• Industry communications & networking• OSHA Compliance Officer Training______________________________________________________________________
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National Forklift Safety Day_____________________________________________________________________
Serve as a focal point for manufacturers to highlightthe safe use of forklifts and importance of operator
training.
This day provides an opportunity for the industry toeducate customers, policymakers and theadministration on forklift operating safety practices.

National Forklift Safety Day_____________________________________________________________________

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National Forklift Safety Day_____________________________________________________________________

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Media Results_____________________________________________________________________24

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China Industrial Truck Association (CITA)

Federation Europeennede la Manutention (FEM IT)

Japan Industrial Vehicles Association (JIVA)

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________THANK YOU______________________________________________________________________
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