CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE US ECONOMY

INDUSTRY DEMAND FACTORS

• HOUSING STARTS
• CONSTRUCTION SPENDING
• NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE
• U.S. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY

THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY INDICATORS

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

MACHINERY MATTERS

• MACHINERY COVERAGE
• EARTHMOVING MACHINERY
• MATERIAL HANDLING AND LIFTING MACHINERY
• FORESTRY MACHINERY
• AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
• OTHER MACHINERY