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.
November 2019 - Business Climate remains in the negative trend
The industry business mood remains in the recession zone. The current business situation has further deteriorated, expectations for the next 6 months are clearly negative although they seem to have slightly stabilized in November.
A strong order intake from previous months makes the orders volume to take 2.7 ...
October 2019 - European Ag Machinery Industry in Recession
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe is further deteriorating. Meanwhile, the industry is clearly in recession. The business climate is now negative across all segments. Manufacturers of arable and livestock equipment appear to be particularly affected.
On an in ...
September 2019 - Negative trend confirmed by business climate index
The September CEMA barometer indicates that the general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe is now in negative range for the third time in a row, with both current and future business expectations evaluated as negative. The expected slowdown in incoming orders is also confirmed, a ...
August 2019 - Business climate overall repeatedly negative
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe is in negative range for the second time in a row. In July, both the evaluation of the current business and the future expectations, became negative for the first time since 2016. In August, contrary to future expectations, current b ...
July 2019 - Europe's agricultural machinery industry in downturn
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe has continued to deteriorate significantly. This time all segments are affected (except lawn, garden and municipal equipment). As a result of the renewed sharp deterioration, both the evaluation of the current business and the future ...
June 2019 - Business climate further deteriorating significantly
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe has continued to deteriorate significantly. While previously it had been primarily future expectations that dragged down the index (last month future expectations have dropped as sharply as they last did in May 2016), meanwhile the c ...
May 2019 - Future expectations significantly deteriorated
The general business climate index of the agricultural machinery industry in Europe has deteriorated significantly for the first time since autumn. While current business is still maintaining its stability, future expectations have dropped as sharply as they last did in May 2016.
Based on the strong order in ...
April 2019 - Business climate still positive, but with more risks
After a period of losses starting from the record highs at the beginning of last year, the general business climate index is maintaining in very positive range despite a slight decline compared to last month. However, the survey also confirms that dealer stocks are at comparatively high levels across almost all mark ...
March 2019 - Business Climate keeping on high level
After a period of losses starting from the record highs at the beginning of last year, the general business climate index is maintaining on high level with little changes over the last months. Based on previous order intakes, the turnover expectations for the coming months remain positive. However, incoming orde ...
February 2019 - Business Climate maintaining on high level
After a period of losses starting from the record highs at the beginning of last year, the general business climate index is maintaining on high level with little changes over the last months.
Based on the previous order intake, a high turnover level is already secured for the coming months. Corresponding to ...