Supply Insights
By Staff -- Purchasing, 4/5/2001
CATEGORY UP DOWN SAME INDEX* BUYING: CURRENT MONTH Steel 19 34 47 42.5 Nonferrous metals 13 37 50 38.0 Fabricated metals 18 32 50 43.0 Mechanical/electrical 15 24 61 45.5 Materials handling 4 26 70 39.0 Paper 12 18 70 47.0 Plastic & rubber 17 28 55 44.5 Packaging 14 33 53 40.5 Office 7 33 60 37.0 Glass/clay 11 47 42 32.0 Precious metals 20 60 20 30.0 Chemicals/resins 0 24 76 38.0 BUYING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 20 36 44 42.0 Nonferrous metals 22 38 40 42.0 Fabricated metals 21 31 48 45.0 Mechanical/electrical 18 25 57 46.5 Materials handling 9 30 61 39.5 Paper 19 17 64 51.0 Plastic & rubber 17 28 55 44.5 Packaging 22 31 47 45.5 Office 0 33 67 33.5 Glass/clay 11 37 52 37.0 Precious metals 0 60 40 20.0 Chemicals/resins 10 20 70 45.0 PRICING: NEXT 3 MONTHS Steel 13 32 55 40.5 Nonferrous metals 19 22 59 48.5 Fabricated metals 14 13 73 50.5 Mechanical/electrical 10 6 84 52.0 Materials handling 9 4 87 52.5 Paper 14 8 78 53.0 Plastic & rubber 17 8 75 54.5 Packaging 13 11 76 51.0 Office 12 27 61 42.5 Glass/clay 26 11 63 57.5 Precious metals 20 60 20 30.0 Chemicals/resins 37 7 56 65.0 |
SOURCE: PURCHASING MAGAZINE *Diffusion index, % increasing; value above 50% indicates growth; below 50% indicates decline.
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