End Market Tracker & Forecaster
| Average Annual % Change |
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10 Years |
5 Years |
3 Years |
| Computer production |
18.5 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
| Business Investment - Computers |
2.6 |
-3.4 |
3.3 |
Computers
Return to Injection Molding Business Index
 Total U.S. production of computers and peripheral equipment will escalate by 12% in 2008 after expanding 15% in 2007.
U.S. output of computers and peripheral equipment escalated 1% in March when compared with the previous month, and it vaulted 21% when compared with the same month last year.
 Business investment in computer equipment increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007 when compared with the previous quarter, and it was 4% higher when compared with the same quarter from a year earlier.
Total U.S. business investment in computers and peripheral equipment is expected to post another modest gain in 2008 after a small increase in 2007.
| Computers Data |
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| Latest |
Previous |
Year |
YTD% |
Annual % Change |
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Month |
Month |
Ago |
Change |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
U.S. Industrial Production -
Computers & peripheral equipment (1) (2002=100) |
207.3 |
204.6 |
172.1 |
20.6 |
23.8 |
14.8 |
12.0 |
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Prev |
Year |
YTD% |
Annual % Change |
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Quarter |
Quarter |
Ago |
Change |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Business Investment - Computers & peripheral equip. (2) |
100.5 |
100.2 |
96.6 |
4.0 |
-2.5 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
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(1) Latest Data = March 2008
(2) Latest Data = Q1 2007 |
Forecasts: Mountaintop Economics & Research, Inc.
Data Sources: Federal Reserve Board, Bureau of Economic Analysis
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