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RETURN DEADLINE: 7/31/10

July 2010
BUSINESS TRENDS SURVEY

 

Please take a few minutes to participate in the Tooling & Manufacturing Association's July 2010 Business Trends Survey. 

Because of the importance of your comments, TMA will be including all of them with the survey results.  We encourage you to express your thoughts on business. 

Survey results will be published in May with the News Bulletin and will also be posted on the TMA web site at
www.tmanet.com.

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Check ONLY ONE (X) selection that best describes your company operations:

Tools & Dies
Molds/Die Cast Dies
Precision Machining / Special Machinery
Metal Stamping / Fabrication
Plastic Molding
Other

1.  How is business now? 
     Check one (X).

Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Bad
Other  

2.  Your Projection:  over the next three (3) months, your company's business will:
     Check One (X).

Increase Substantially
Increase Moderately
Remain at the Same Level
Decrease Moderately
Decrease Substantially

3.  What is your current average work week per employee in the following areas:
     Enter total hours per week. 

 

     TOOLROOM EMPLOYEES:  _____ hours per week

 

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     PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES:  _____ hours per week

 

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4.  What is your current Plant Employment?
     Enter number of employees for each area.

 

_____ TOOLROOM employees

 

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_____ PRODUCTION employees

 

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5.   What was your Plant Employment on 4/1/10?
      Please enter number of employees for each area.

 

     _____ TOOLROOM employees

 

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     _____ PRODUCTION employees

 

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6.  Compare your company's current level of business with business as it was three (3) months ago in April, 2010.

Check one (X) for each category.

 Up Same Down   
Quoting   
Shipments   
Order Backlog   
Profits   
Employment   

7.  Any comments?  TMA will include all of the comments with the results.

 

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