April 27, 2007 - Modern Distribution Management

April 27, 2007

Canadian Manufacturers Positive About Production Prospects

Release taken from Statistics Canada, www.statcan.ca
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Manufacturers were more upbeat about their current situation and prospects for production and employment for the second quarter of&nbsp ; 2007, according to the April Business Conditions Survey.
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The Business Conditions Survey is a quarterly survey that requests manufacturers’ opinions on production impediments, finished product inventory levels, new and unfilled order levels and production and employment prospects in the coming three months. The voluntary survey was conducted in the first two weeks of April and attracted over&nbsp ; 3,000&nbsp ; responses from manufacturers.
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Manufacturers positive about production prospects
In April, 22% of manufacturers stated they would …

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Rockwell Sales Flat in U.S.

Rockwell Automation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, reported fiscal 2007 second quarter net income of $729.3 million, including a gain from the sale of its Power Systems segment. Profit in the second quarter excluding this was $142.3 million.
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Sales in the quarter, which exclude Power Systems, were $1,206.5 million, up 8%. Sales in the U.S. were flat compared to the second quarter of 2006. International sales increased 13%, excluding the effect of currency translation, with continued strength in Europe and Latin America, and weaker results in Asia Pacific and Canada.
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From an end market perspective, sales into resource-based end markets continued to pace growth, and sales into consumer-facing industries grew at about the company average. Sales to the global automotive …

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