Equipment & Machinery Repair Services NAICS 811310

Nov 6, 2025 - Right-to-repair Momentum Continues

• Thirty-five states considered Right to Repair legislation through mid-2025, according to public-interest group PIRG. That's up from 30 for all of 2024. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed two Right to Repair bills, one covering most consumer electronics and appliances, and another covering powered wheelchairs. The Oregon and Nevada state legislatures passed their own wheelchair Right to Repair bills, while Texas and Connecticut lawmakers passed measures about fixing consumer electronics. The Oregon, Nevada, Texas, and Connecticut bills have been sent to their respective state governors. Many other bills are still under consideration, including a wheelchair bill in New York which has advanced and a bill introduced in Pennsylvania that covers consumer and business electronics.
• The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, a monthly indicator of supply and demand trends in manufacturing, marked the sixth straight month of contraction in August. Supply and demand trends in manufacturing are an indicator of demand for equipment and machinery repair. The PMI came in at 48.7, an increase from the reading of 48 seen in July but below estimates for a reading of 48.9, according to Bloomberg data. Readings of less than 50 on the index indicate a contraction in activity in the sector. "In August, US manufacturing activity contracted at a slightly slower rate, with new orders growth the biggest factor in the 0.7-percentage point gain of the Manufacturing PMI," said Susan Spence, chair of the ISM's survey committee. "However, since production contracted at a rate nearly equal to the expansion in new orders, the Manufacturing PMI increase was nominal."

• The US Copyright Office has granted several significant exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that allow circumvention of digital locks when necessary for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of consumer electronics, food service, healthcare, and transportation products, according to global law firm Dentons. These exemptions allow consumers and businesses to seek repairs from third-party services or perform maintenance themselves. The new exemptions were made under the temporary exemption procedure and will need to be renewed in three years during the next rulemaking session.
• Equipment and machinery repair industry employment and average wages for nonsupervisory employees increased slightly during the first seven months of 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Equipment and machinery repair services slightly increased their prices during the first eight months of 2025, according to the BLS.