The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has come out with its annual industry forecast for the United States and Canada.
These are 2007 Retail Sales Predictions (in units vs. 2006).
If you can’t read this chart very well then go to their website and you’ll find a complete summary of their report in the Industry Trends section.
I thought you might be interested to see that they expect an increase in the sales of milking parlors.
2007 Farmstead Equipment Sales Outlook
For farmstead equipment, sales of milking parlors are anticipated to increase 1.0 percent for the U.S. and gain 4.3 percent for Canada.
Declines are expected for retail sales of cooling tanks, down 4.0 percent for the U.S. and down 2.0 percent for Canada.