SUPPLY INSIGHTS
By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/2/2000
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Mo. ago Yr. ago STEEL HR sheet & strip 47 44 9 0 0 0 2.5 3.1 3.8 CR sheet & strip 39 46 12 3 0 0 3.3 3.6 3.8 Stainless sheet & strip 29 47 22 2 0 0 3.9 4.8 3.3 Electrogalvanized 22 56 22 0 0 0 3.8 5.4 5.9 Hot-dipped galvanized 13 43 37 7 0 0 5.6 4.7 6.3 Other coated sheet 21 50 25 0 4 0 4.9 4.3 6.6 HR bars 55 32 9 4 0 0 2.7 2.4 3.2 Cold finished bars 46 48 6 0 0 0 2.4 2.7 3.2 Stainless bars 44 38 18 0 0 0 3.0 2.4 3.9 Carbon & alloy plate 31 52 17 0 0 0 3.3 2.7 3.2 Stainless plate 22 52 26 0 0 0 4.0 3.6 3.1 Light structurals 61 31 8 0 0 0 2.0 2.2 3.4 Heavy structurals 33 30 22 15 0 0 5.3 4.9 6.5 Oil country tubular 38 31 31 0 0 0 3.7 3.9 4.3 Line pipe & tube 41 47 12 0 0 0 2.8 2.1 3.2 Pressure pipe & tube 50 39 6 5 0 0 2.9 2.8 3.8 Mechanical pipe & tube 33 59 8 0 0 0 2.8 2.7 3.5 Structural pipe & tube 43 44 13 0 0 0 2.8 2.3 3.6 Nickel-based superalloys 18 18 55 9 0 0 6.5 9.1 8.1 Cobalt-based superalloys 14 14 43 29 0 0 8.4 11.2 10.5 Titanium-based superalloys 12 13 38 37 0 0 9.3 13.0 12.4 NONFERROUS METALS Copper sheet & strip 36 50 5 0 5 4 5.0 4.3 4.2 Brass sheet & strip 36 45 5 9 5 0 4.7 4.5 4.8 Free-cutting brass rod 42 53 5 0 0 0 2.5 2.5 2.4 Copper water tube 50 50 0 0 0 0 2.0 3.1 3.6 Copper wirebar 40 50 0 10 0 0 3.5 2.0 3.2 Aluminum sheet & strip 43 43 14 0 0 0 2.8 4.5 2.9 Aluminum tube 29 59 8 4 0 0 3.5 3.2 3.4 Aluminum plate 38 50 0 8 4 0 4.3 3.2 3.1 Titanium sheet 14 29 43 14 0 0 6.7 4.8 8.6 Titanium bars & rods 14 29 43 14 0 0 6.7 9.5 10.4 Titanium plate 17 17 50 16 0 0 7.3 11.9 10.6 Zinc 63 37 0 0 0 0 1.6 2.0 3.5 Lead 40 60 0 0 0 0 2.3 2.8 4.5 Nickel 62 38 0 0 0 0 1.6 4.5 3.7 Tin 50 50 0 0 0 0 2.0 6.5 3.8 Cadmium 60 20 20 0 0 0 2.6 6.5 4.7 Tantalum 40 20 40 0 0 0 4.1 8.6 7.8 FABRICATED METALS Stampings 6 59 35 0 0 0 4.9 5.3 5.8 Forgings 6 32 46 16 0 0 7.3 8.5 8.5 Steel wire 52 32 16 0 0 0 2.6 3.2 4.4 Jigs & fixtures 14 38 29 19 0 0 6.6 4.7 7.8 Gray iron castings 11 30 48 11 0 0 6.7 7.8 8.2 Ductile iron castings 9 23 59 9 0 0 7.0 7.7 7.2 Investment castings 5 24 38 33 0 0 9.1 11.6 9.0 Die castings (all kinds) 7 34 38 21 0 0 7.5 11.9 7.4 Powder metal parts 9 26 52 13 0 0 7.2 5.5 7.1 Copper wire & cable 45 42 13 0 0 0 2.7 2.1 4.9 Aluminum wire & cable 55 27 18 0 0 0 2.7 1.4 4.2 Magnet wire 38 31 25 6 0 0 4.3 2.9 4.2 Busbar 64 29 7 0 0 0 1.9 3.6 5.9 Coaxial cable 50 44 0 6 0 0 2.8 2.6 4.2 MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL Electric motors: FHP 36 26 29 6 3 0 5.1 3.5 3.1 Electric motors: 1-30 HP 34 34 21 11 0 0 4.7 3.6 4.0 Electric motors: 30+ HP 21 29 36 11 3 0 6.5 7.1 6.5 Motor controls 22 50 17 11 0 0 4.9 3.1 4.2 Pumps 20 37 31 12 0 0 5.7 4.4 5.8 Gears 24 33 24 19 0 0 6.1 4.5 5.3 Pressure gauges 51 33 10 3 3 0 3.6 2.4 3.0 Lighting fixtures 71 29 0 0 0 0 1.4 1.4 2.2 Temperature controls 44 41 15 0 0 0 2.8 2.4 3.6 Test instruments 43 47 10 0 0 0 2.6 2.9 3.2 Circuit breakers 56 29 9 6 0 0 2.9 2.4 2.7 Connectors 54 33 8 5 0 0 2.8 2.5 3.0 Switches 48 29 23 0 0 0 3.1 2.5 3.5 Nonfriction bearings 48 38 5 9 0 0 3.4 2.9 5.4 Valves 34 50 16 0 0 0 3.2 3.6 3.6 Special fasteners 11 56 25 8 0 0 5.3 4.0 8.1 Machine tools 57 26 4 13 0 0 3.6 3.6 4.3 Speed reducers 37 37 16 5 5 0 4.9 5.6 5.5 Cutting tool inserts 83 17 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.6 1.6 Grinding wheels 97 3 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.3 2.2 Lubricants 84 16 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.6 Adhesives 72 22 6 0 0 0 1.6 1.5 2.0 MATERIALS HANDLING Cranes & hoists 22 57 21 0 0 0 3.8 6.2 6.1 Lift trucks 19 19 48 14 0 0 6.8 9.0 10.6 Lift truck batteries 57 22 21 0 0 0 2.8 3.2 4.0 Conveyors 7 33 47 13 0 0 7.0 3.3 6.1 Hydraulic cylinders 41 29 30 0 0 0 3.6 2.9 4.7 Industrial trucks 20 20 20 30 10 0 9.6 4.7 5.9 Robots 25 0 0 50 25 0 14.3 18.5 16.4 PAPER Pulp 49 38 13 0 0 0 2.6 2.3 3.3 Office papers 80 18 2 0 0 0 1.2 0.8 1.3 Printing papers 43 53 4 0 0 0 2.4 2.0 2.2 Coated papers 33 50 17 0 0 0 3.3 2.6 4.7 Newsprint 30 50 20 0 0 0 3.5 2.2 2.4 PLASTIC & RUBBER Injection molded plastics 13 54 33 0 0 0 4.6 5.1 5.0 Blow molded plastics 6 47 47 0 0 0 5.4 4.8 5.7 Extruded plastics 9 60 31 0 0 0 4.6 4.0 5.2 Compression mold. plastics 6 63 31 0 0 0 4.7 5.2 5.1 Seals & rings 45 42 13 0 0 0 2.7 2.8 3.1 Flat belting 50 33 17 0 0 0 2.8 2.1 3.3 V-belts 61 30 9 0 0 0 2.1 1.5 2.2 Rubber hose 44 53 3 0 0 0 2.3 1.4 2.5 Replacement tires 66 28 6 0 0 0 1.8 3.4 2.4 PACKAGING Linerboard 38 58 4 0 0 0 2.6 2.7 2.8 Corrugating medium 30 66 4 0 0 0 2.8 2.9 2.2 Containerboard 41 59 0 0 0 0 2.3 2.3 2.6 Corrugated containers 33 66 1 0 0 0 2.6 2.4 2.5 Folding cartons 21 73 6 0 0 0 3.2 3.1 2.8 Multiwall bags 45 28 27 0 0 0 3.4 4.0 3.4 Aluminum cans 33 56 0 11 0 0 3.8 3.5 4.8 Steel cans 30 60 0 10 0 0 3.8 2.2 3.7 Glass containers 31 44 13 6 6 0 5.3 3.8 6.2 Plastic bottles 31 46 15 8 0 0 4.2 2.8 4.3 Plastic film 36 55 5 4 0 0 3.2 2.5 2.8 Laminates 33 59 0 8 0 0 3.5 2.5 3.9 OFFICE Copiers 40 48 12 0 0 0 2.8 2.6 3.5 Facsimiles 57 38 5 0 0 0 2.0 1.5 3.1 Personal computers 49 48 3 0 0 0 2.2 2.6 2.9 Printers 67 33 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.8 1.9 Business forms 22 72 6 0 0 0 3.1 3.7 3.2 Office furniture 23 65 12 0 0 0 3.3 3.5 4.4 Mailroom equipment 38 56 6 0 0 0 2.7 1.8 4.1 GLASS/CLAY Fiberglass 30 50 20 0 0 0 3.5 4.2 4.3 Fiberoptic cable 20 40 40 0 0 0 4.7 9.5 5.5 Sheet glass 22 78 0 0 0 0 2.8 3.7 3.7 Refractories 22 22 33 12 0 11 9.2 3.4 3.5 PRECIOUS METALS Gold 75 25 0 0 0 0 1.3 2.6 2.0 Silver 100 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.1 2.0 Platinum 25 25 25 25 0 0 6.9 4.0 5.8 Palladium 33 0 34 33 0 0 8.0 4.3 9.0 CHEMICALS/RESINS Sulfuric acid 32 59 9 0 0 0 3.0 2.2 3.8 Hydrochloric acid 30 65 5 0 0 0 2.8 2.8 3.6 Acetic acid 36 55 9 0 0 0 2.8 5.4 4.0 Ammonia 46 46 8 0 0 0 2.5 2.6 4.0 Hydrogen peroxide 38 56 6 0 0 0 2.7 1.9 4.2 Isopropronol 36 50 14 0 0 0 3.1 3.4 3.7 Methylene chloride 25 75 0 0 0 0 2.8 2.0 5.3 Caustic soda 29 50 17 4 0 0 3.9 4.6 4.9 ABS 13 63 13 0 11 0 < |