Business Barometer
The CEMA Business Barometer is a monthly survey sent to the European agricultural machinery industry and covering all major product categories. Industry players are asked to provide their view on the business mood based on current business sentiment and the expected turnover in the next 6 months. Each month CEMA publishes the main results from the survey.
January 2018 - Business climate starts 2018 keeping its upward trend
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe keeps on a very good level with only a few changes. The evaluation of the current business has further improved reaching its highest value since 2011. Nonetheless, future expectations are no longer as high as in the last months.
...December 2017 - Business climate stable at a high level
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe remains at a high level. Evaluation of current business has further improved, while future expectations are no longer as high as in the last months. Order intake remains strong, but will not further increase. In total, the forecasts ...
November 2017 - Has business mood peaked already?
Though still on high levels, the general business mood in Europe's farm machinery industry may have peaked already. In particular, future expectations have become somewhat more cautious.
The tractor industry is especially cautious about the next six months - though the expected order decline in Q1/2018 may b ...
October 2017 - Business mood remains upbeat
The business index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe keeps on its highest values since 2012. Future business expectation has become slightly more cautious while current business evaluation has further improved.
The tractor industry is less euphoric than the rest of the agricultural machinery i ...
September 2017 - Business Barometer maintains its upward trend
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe maintains its upward trend, scoring the highest value since 2012. Improvements in the livestock and the tractor business have notably contributed to the current favourable situation.
Accordingly, forecasts remain very positiv ...
August 2017 - Industry mood keeps going up
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe continues its winning streak. Again this month the index increases to reach 42 points.
Within the EU markets, a majority of surveyed participants expect a turnover increase for the next six months. In Germany, the marke ...
July 2017 - Business mood: confident
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe continues on boom path. Again this month the index gets the highest values since 2012.
Based on the past and current order intake, turnover seems secured to rise in the coming months. In the last month, orders from outside of ...
June 2017 - Business mood remains positive
In June, the industry business mood remains firmly positive, reaching the highest value since 2012. The European industry’s forecast for 2017’s total turnover has further improved. 62% of surveyed company representatives expect a moderate growth between 1-9%. Only 10% of respondents expect a decline.
Bas ...
May 2017 - Industry mood reaches new heights
In May, the industry’s business mood has reached its highest values since 2012.
Although the divergence between future expectations and current business evaluation persists, the order intake strongly suggests growth is picking up.
With a production period of 2.7 months on average, the volume of ord ...
April 2017 - Business mood keeps moving upwards
The industry’s business climate index has reached its highest value since 2012. Future expectations have risen more sharply than the current business situation showing a new divergence between these two variables.
In April, only 9% of the surveyed industry representatives expect a decreasing turnover for t ...