BUYING PLANS/PRICE EXPECTATIONS
By Staff -- Purchasing, 2/8/2001
CATEGORY UP DOWN SAME INDEX* BUYING: CURRENT MONTH Steel 14 40 46 37.0 Nonferrous metals 13 21 66 46.0 Fabricated metals 10 30 60 40.0 Mechanical/electrical 12 29 59 41.5 Materials handling 29 38 33 45.5 Paper 13 20 67 46.5 Plastic & rubber 8 32 60 38.0 Packaging 7 35 58 36.0 Office 21 24 55 48.5 Glass/clay 12 38 50 37.0 Precious metals 17 33 50 42.0 Chemicals/resins 7 31 62 38.0 BUYING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 15 33 52 41.0 Nonferrous metals 13 21 66 46.0 Fabricated metals 17 20 63 48.5 Mechanical/electrical 14 25 61 44.5 Materials handling 14 38 48 38.0 Paper 10 17 73 46.5 Plastic & rubber 8 25 67 41.5 Packaging 13 30 57 41.5 Office 14 25 61 44.5 Glass/clay 18 24 58 47.0 Precious metals 17 17 66 50.0 Chemicals/resins 7 19 74 44.0 PRICING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 7 40 53 33.5 Nonferrous metals 13 11 76 51.0 Fabricated metals 18 12 70 53.0 Mechanical/electrical 17 0 83 58.5 Materials handling 17 0 83 58.5 Paper 11 11 78 50.0 Plastic & rubber 15 5 80 55.0 Packaging 16 12 72 52.0 Office 19 19 62 50.0 Glass/clay 18 0 82 59.0 Precious metals 20 0 80 60.0 Chemicals/resins 26 11 63 57.5 |
SOURCE: PURCHASING MAGAZINE *Diffusion index, % increasing; value above 50% indicates growth; below 50% indicates decline.
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