Sensors and measurement on the upswing
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement polls its 480 members every quarter on their economic development. After a rise in turnover of three percent in the first quarter, the AMA members showed a turnover growth of four percent in the second quarter. Comparing the turnover development of the second quarter of 2016 to that of the previous year, the sensor industry generated a growth of one percent. The orders incoming of the AMA member rose in the second quarter by two percent.
Overall, sensor and measurement again demonstrated the stability and continuous growth of a future-oriented industry. The AMA members are expecting a continued growth in turnover of four percent.
"The market statistics for our branch of industry show a reassuring, stable growth for the second quarter," says AMA general manager Thomas Simmons about the association's statistics. "Our industry is leading the positive development with a long-term trend in growth. Since 2010 our members have generated a rise of four percent per quarter on average "“ equivalent to a turnover growth of about five percent per year. With this positive development, the sensor industry remains on the rise."