THE PULSE comprises data from
selected industries pertinent to the majority
of TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal’s
subscribers. This information is intended
to provide an overview of industry
fundamentals for tube and pipe producers
and fabricators. It is not specific to any
particular industry.
The fuels and power index includes
several fuels and electricity. The metals
index comprises a multitude of alloys and
includes steel and iron. Because of the
volatility of steel and iron, these categories
also are broken out separately. These
graphs do not show specific prices but
rather price indexes—they reflect an
agglomeration of prices set at 100 in 1982.
The trade balance covers tube and pipe
products listed in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) Sections 73 (iron and steel)
and 76 (aluminum).
The industry employment total
comprises employment figures for four
industries among TPJ subscribers: primary
metal producers, including tube producers
( 9. 8 percent of TPJ subscribers); fabricators ( 30. 9 percent of TPJ subscribers);
machinery manufacturers ( 20. 2 percent of
TPJ subscribers); and transportation
equipment manufacturers ( 9. 8 percent of
TPJ subscribers).
Data is provided by U.S. government
agencies, including the U.S. International
Trade Commission ( www.usitc.gov), and
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
( www.bls.gov). NAICS codes reported
in The Pulse are 331 (primary metal
manufacturing), 332 (fabricated metal
product manufacturing), 333 (machinery
manufacturing), and 336 (transportation
equipment manufacturing).
200
225
175
150
125
Jan- 11
Apr- 11
Apr-09
Jan-09
Jan- 10
Jul-09
Oct-09
Oct- 10
Jul- 11
Apr- 10
Jul- 10
Oct- 11
Iron and Steel
Fuels and Electrical Power
Jan- 12
50
0
Jan-09
- 50
-100
Millions of Dollars
-150
-200
-250
-300
-350
-400
-450
-500
Jul-09
Oct-09
Apr-09
Japan
Apr- 10
6.250
6.000
Millions of Employees
5.500
5.750
Apr-09
Jul-09
