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    Business Outlook is Steady for PMA Companies

    Written by Sandy Williams


    Business conditions will remain steady for the next three months said metalforming companies in the April 2014 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report. Of those surveyed, 36 percent predict economic activity will improve while 56 percent say it will remain unchanged.

    Almost no change was expected for incoming orders in the April survey, with 44 percent forecasting increasing orders and 44 percent expecting orders to remain the same (compared to March forecasts of 44 percent and 45 percent, respectively).

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