The drop was broad-based, with 13 out of the 27 business categories falling, with capital intensive machinery equipment seeing the largest drop of 5.4% from March.
However, orders for core capital goods, including machinery and equipment, fell by 3.2%.
This includes machinery and equipment to build factories and steel mills, but also a transportation infrastructure that includes bridges, roads, airports and rail systems.
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Moreover, Canadian private investment is divided evenly between machinery and equipment, which boost productivity sharply, and structures that store and transport goods, which have less of an impact.
Incentives for Businesses to Invest in Machinery and Equipment.
We eliminated provincial-sales tax on production machinery and equipment.
Sageworks, a financial information company, recently conducted an analysis of financial statements from privately held wholesalers of machinery and equipment and found the industry is experiencing its second year of double-digit growth in sales.
Specifically, the bill would offer a 10% tax credit for any new hiring or raises this year as well as allow the complete write-off of new capital investments like machinery or equipment consistent with expansion.
Meanwhile, China is moving up the value chain into high-tech capital goods and is poised to account for about a third of global manufacturing of advanced machinery and equipment within a decade, from about 8% today, Mr. Zhu said.
Businesses and private non-profit organizations of any size may borrow funds to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets, or to make improvements that lessen the risk of property damage by future disasters of the same kind.
"One of the most likely explanations of the so-called 'productivity puzzle' is that companies are either reluctant or unable to make big investments in new plant, machinery and equipment, perhaps due to the uncertain economic outlook or a lack of available finance, or a combination of both, " he said.
This has impacted the demand for mining equipment and machinery manufactured by Caterpillar and other mining equipment manufacturers, causing them to lower their earnings forecast over the short-term.
It is a formidable exporter of aerospace machinery, capital equipment and medical technology.
The largest value increases in U.S. exports will be in machinery and electrical equipment, chemicals, rubber, plastics, wheat, rice, pork, and poultry.
Judged by their imports of electrical machinery and transport equipment, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan are most exposed to disruptions in this supply chain.
Exports of machinery and transport equipment (almost half of the total) are still rising at an annual rate of more than 20% in volume terms.
Inside, the second-floor space is gleaming with top-end espresso machinery and brewing equipment, and a plain communal table surrounded by coffee drinkers commands the centre of the room.
He asked why the contractors were not using machinery and modern equipment, and was told that the project was part of a government job creation program.
Training in maintaining machinery and military equipment which currently takes place at Bordon, in Hampshire, and Arborfield, in Berkshire, will be transferred to the new college.
Training in maintaining machinery and military equipment which currently takes place at Bordon, in Hampshire, and Arborfield, in Berkshire, will be transferred to the new college at Lyneham in 2015.
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And the products France offers in China, mainly in areas such as luxury goods and cosmetics, are not as suited to China's needs as German products such as machinery and heavy equipment.
Israel strictly controls passage out of Gaza, for what it says are security reasons, and does not allow in machinery and other equipment which it suspects can be used against it by militants.
China is one of the largest markets for large machinery and mining equipment, and we believe that this expansion will help Caterpillar expand its footprint and gain market share in not only China but also other emerging markets in Asia.
Apparel and petroleum and coal products reported the strongest growth in the survey, followed by equipment and machinery.
Gasoline-powered equipment and machinery are seldom under warranty when operated with higher than a fuel blend that contains more than 10% ethanol.
These infrastructure projects augur well for Caterpillar as they will increase the demand for construction equipment and machinery manufactured by the company.
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Manufacturing industries reporting contraction in July included manufacturers of wood and paper products, computer and electronic products, textile mills, chemical products, transportation equipment and machinery.
More recently, measures from the Chinese government to control rising real estate prices will further suppress sales of construction equipment and machinery in the country, and thereby impact Caterpillar.
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Economists expect healthier output in 2013, partly because U.S. companies are sitting on large amounts of cash and appear poised to invest some of it in equipment and machinery.
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