SUPPLY INSIGHTS
By Staff -- Purchasing, 9/7/2000
CATEGORY UP DOWN SAME INDEX* BUYING: CURRENT MONTH Steel 17 29 54 44.0 Nonferrous metals 12 31 57 40.5 Fabricated metals 14 20 66 47.0 Mechanical/electrical 11 19 70 46.0 Materials handling 15 21 64 47.0 Paper 9 12 79 48.5 Plastic & rubber 14 18 68 48.0 Packaging 14 15 71 49.5 Office 15 22 63 46.5 Glass/clay 9 27 64 41.0 Precious metals 14 14 72 50.0 Chemicals/resins 4 13 83 45.5 BUYING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 22 31 47 45.5 Nonferrous metals 10 29 61 40.5 Fabricated metals 18 18 64 50.0 Mechanical/electrical 17 17 66 50.0 Materials handling 9 25 66 42.0 Paper 11 15 74 48.0 Plastic & rubber 18 18 64 50.0 Packaging 22 13 65 54.5 Office 13 29 58 42.0 Glass/clay 14 24 62 45.0 Precious metals 0 33 67 33.5 Chemicals/resins 5 14 81 45.5 PRICING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 20 15 65 52.5 Nonferrous metals 17 10 73 53.5 Fabricated metals 19 5 76 57.0 Mechanical/electrical 12 4 84 54.0 Materials handling 16 6 78 55.0 Paper 24 5 71 59.5 Plastic & rubber 18 7 75 55.5 Packaging 25 6 69 59.5 Office 13 13 74 50.0 Glass/clay 20 0 80 60.0 Precious metals 60 0 40 80.0 Chemicals/resins 38 10 52 64.0 |
SOURCE: PURCHASING MAGAZINE *Diffusion index, % increasing; value above 50% indicates growth; below 50% indicates decline.
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