March 2, 2009

The latest Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI U.S. Industrial Outlook forecasts that growth will occur in one of 24 industries covered in the report in 2009: aerospace products and parts. The reports says that 19 of the 24 industries is expected to expand in 2010, with housing starts growing by 84%.
 
Four industries will see negative change in 2009 and 2010, according to the outlook, with mining and oil and gas field machinery the weakest. That industry is expected to fall 13% in 2009 and 24% in 2010. Other declines are expected in domestic electronic computer equipment, private nonresidential construction, and electrical equipment.
 
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