The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA, www.ihea.org) recently released its monthly Executive Economic Summary for the month of January, the first release of 2018. The report, available in-full for IHEA members, indicated that 2018 is off to a very strong start with all but three indices moving strongly upward. PMI and New Automobile/Light Truck Sales along with one other index moved slightly downward while nearly all others moved positively including Capacity Utilization and Capital Expenditures.
In addition to reporting on 12 or more indices important to the thermal processing industry, this monthly IHEA report offers insightful analysis of each indices’ impact on the industry. The report, funded and syndicated by IHEA, is available, in-full to IHEA members.