Updated Friday, March 21st, 2025
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the most in-demand industrial products and services in the U.S. right now. At MNI, as well as providing comprehensive profiles of 360,000+ industrial businesses in the U.S., we also keep track of what equipment, parts, services millions of industrial buyers are searching for across 11,000 distinct product and service categories on our industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
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Wondering what are some high-demand industries right now? Below is a list of the most high-volume search categories on MNI’s industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
1. Food Products
2. Adhesives
3. Lumber
4. Contract Manufacturing
5. Powder Coatings
6. Chemicals
7. Fasteners
8. Signs
9. Coatings
10. Tools
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• Warehouses (366%): Companies were on the lookout for warehouses this week with that category up 366%, including searches for dry storage warehouses.
• Motors (300%): Searches for motors trended this week, with searches up 300%. Searches were led by trolling motors, outboard motors, and hydraulic motors.
• Chemicals (254%): Chemicals were in greater demand, with searches in that category rising 254%, led overwhelmingly by contract manufacturing chemicals.
• Aluminum (135%): Searches for aluminum rose 135% this week, led by architectural aluminum, granular aluminum, and rolled aluminum.
• Wire Rope (133%): Wire rope was in demand on IndustryNet with searches in that category up 133% this week. More buyers were also searching for stainless steel wire and high temperature wire.
• Textiles (100%): Searches for textiles doubled this week, including military textiles. More industrial buyers were also on the lookout for textile printing and textile weavers.
• Compressors (81%): Searches for compressors rose 81% this week, led by air compressors and gas compressors.
• Castings (75%): Castings continued to trend on IndustryNet, with searches up 75% this week, led by aluminum castings, stainless steel castings, and brass, bronze & aluminum castings.
• Tubing (76%): Tubing was in greater demand this week, with searches in that category rising 76%, led by stainless steel tubing, cast iron tubing, and carbon steel tubing.
• Printing (27%): Companies were on the lookout for printing this week with that category up 27%, led by packaging printing, thermal transfer printing, and flexographic printing.
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Editor's note: This article is updated with new statistics weekly.