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CYCLICALS/ENERGY/INDUSTRIALS

Manufacturing … Transportation … Gaming

OTR’s manufacturing and transportation research focuses on industries that serve as leading economic indicators and offer insight into development worldwide.

Heavy equipment: Farm and construction machinery orders, used equipment values, rental conversions and auction results

Transportation: Movement of goods by truck, rail, air, ocean and inter-modal providers — along with the performance and acceptance of Class 8 truck engines — from both the shippers’ and carriers’ perspectives

Gaming Equipment: Sale and lease of slot machines at existing casinos in three of the world’s most significant gaming centers: North America, Asia and Eastern Europe

Energy … Commodities … Agricultural Products

OTR stays ahead of the curve on the exploding opportunities in energy -– especially green energy –- while keeping a finger on the pulse of the commodity markets, agricultural products, and the dynamic forces shaping them.

Energy: renewables including wind, solar and ethanol; global demand for mining equipment; the influence of energy-efficient construction on the HVAC market

Commodities: global outlook on polyethylene and steel; U.S. coal markets

Agricultural Products: the effects of crop shifts, new technologies, ethanol production, and weather on the fertilizer and transgenic seeds markets

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