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Alliance of Industrial Truck Organizations
President’s Forum
Kyoto, Japan 2012
Jim Moran
ITA Chairman (Crown)
26 October 2012______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

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U.S. GDP % Change
64Percentage change

20‐2‐4‐6‐8‐102008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013
Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Date

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis______________________________________________________________________
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U.S. Unemployment Rate
12.0

Percent unemployed

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011 Jan.12 Feb.12 Mar.12 Apr.12 May.12 Jun.12 Jul.12 Aug.12 Sep.12

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics______________________________________________________________________
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Number of workers, thousands

The U.S. economy lost manufacturing jobs in August and September 2012

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

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Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index

54.8
54.1
53.4

53.5

53.1

52.2

52.4

51.8
51.5

49.7 49.8 49.6

Source: Institute for Supply Management. A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding;below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting______________________________________________________________________
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14.52 M

Source: Autodata Corp.
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Kyoto, Japan 2012

_______________________________________________________________________“WHERE’S THE RECOVERY GOING?”“ SLOWER? STEADY? FASTER?”“WASHINGTON MAY DECIDE!”______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

INDUSTRY BY YEAR_______________________________________________________________________

Industry Lift Truck
U.S. and Canada
IndustryDemand,
Lift Truck Demand
Domestic & Canada
Classes I-VI‐V
Classes
215,000

Unit Sales

190,000

165,000

140,000

115,000

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

90,000Source: ITA______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

INDUSTRY BY YEAR_______________________________________________________________________
Lift Truck Sales U.S. and Canada
Classes I‐V
180
166

170

160

Unit sales, thousands

140

2525,projected
projected

136

120
100
80
60

145 actual
40
2002010

2011

2012

Source: ITA______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

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 members•

Statistical information: collection and dissemination ofstatistical information relating to the industrial truckmarketplace•

Industry communications & networking•

OSHA Compliance Officer Training______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK TRADE_______________________________________________________________________
E.U. Imports to U.S. vs. U.S. Exports to E.U. in 2011250

$231 million

Dollar value in millions

200150100$41 million

500
EU imports to USUS exports to EU

Source: US Department of Commerce______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK TRADE_______________________________________________________________________
Chinese Imports to U.S. vs. U.S. Exports to China in 2011
300

$287 million
250

Dollar value in millions

200

150

100

$40 million

50

Chinese exports to US
US exports to China
0

Source: US Department of Commerce______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012

_______________________________________________________________________THANK YOU______________________________________________________________________
Industrial Truck Association

Kyoto, Japan 2012