U. S. Demand for motors edged higher during the fourth quarter of 2010 as NEMA's Motor Shipments Index (MSI) increased 1.4 percent from the previous quarter. Shipments remain appreciably lower than the levels observed during the 2006-2008 time period, but demand has trended higher over the past six quarters -- climbing nearly 14 percent since mid-2009. On a year-over-year basis, shipments registered a gain of 3.9 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009. Of the index's two underlying categories, inflation-adjusted shipments of fractional horsepower motors posted a large year-over-year increase while the same metric for integral horsepower motors shupments declined versus 4Q 2009. Source: cienmagazine.com
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http://www.cienmagazine.com/news/u-s-motor-shipments-edge-higher-to-close-out-2010/1000403437/
