Supply Insights
By Staff -- Purchasing, 4/5/2001
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Mo. ago Yr. ago STEEL HR sheet & strip 37 46 15 0 2 0 3.4 2.3 3.9 CR sheet & strip 38 40 17 3 2 0 3.9 2.8 4.3 Stainless sheet & strip 21 55 19 3 2 0 4.5 3.6 5.0 Electrogalvanized 22 48 23 7 0 0 4.7 4.2 5.9 Hot-dipped galvanized 18 58 21 3 0 0 4.2 3.7 5.8 Other coated sheet 19 56 13 12 0 0 5.0 3.5 6.0 HR bars 52 41 4 3 0 0 2.6 2.2 3.6 Cold finished bars 51 45 2 2 0 0 2.3 2.9 3.0 Stainless bars 38 42 8 8 4 0 4.5 3.0 3.3 Carbon & alloy plate 36 61 3 0 0 0 2.6 2.0 3.1 Stainless plate 32 50 18 0 0 0 3.4 3.4 4.3 Light structurals 52 45 3 0 0 0 2.1 1.5 3.5 Heavy structurals 31 54 8 7 0 0 3.8 2.9 5.0 Oil country tubular 25 38 37 0 0 0 4.4 3.4 4.3 Line pipe & tube 57 36 7 0 0 0 2.1 2.4 3.0 Pressure pipe & tube 53 35 12 0 0 0 2.4 1.5 3.4 Mechanical pipe & tube 39 53 8 0 0 0 2.7 2.6 3.7 Structural pipe & tube 50 43 7 0 0 0 2.3 2.3 2.6 Nickel-based superalloys 9 27 46 18 0 0 7.5 5.3 8.9 Cobalt-based superalloys 0 33 33 17 17 0 10.7 5.6 13.9 Titanium-based superalloys 0 33 34 0 33 0 12.3 11.8 14.3 NONFERROUS METALS Copper sheet & strip 31 45 10 14 0 0 4.7 3.6 4.8 Brass sheet & strip 25 54 13 8 0 0 4.3 3.2 5.4 Free-cutting brass rod 38 52 5 5 0 0 3.1 2.7 2.6 Copper water tube 42 50 8 0 0 0 2.6 3.2 2.7 Copper wirebar 40 50 0 10 0 0 3.5 3.0 2.4 Aluminum sheet & strip 32 51 15 2 0 0 3.5 2.9 3.9 Aluminum tube 40 52 8 0 0 0 2.7 2.5 4.9 Aluminum plate 52 35 4 9 0 0 3.2 3.2 3.5 Titanium sheet 9 37 27 9 18 0 9.5 5.8 7.3 Titanium bars & rods 11 22 33 12 22 0 10.9 6.7 9.1 Titanium plate 13 13 38 12 12 12 13.0 8.2 7.7 Zinc 38 62 0 0 0 0 2.4 4.2 2.5 Lead 25 75 0 0 0 0 2.8 2.0 3.8 Nickel 25 75 0 0 0 0 2.8 2.0 3.3 Tin 20 80 0 0 0 0 2.9 1.3 4.3 Cadmium 33 34 33 0 0 0 4.0 3.0 6.2 Tantalum 0 33 67 0 0 0 6.5 7.1 8.6 FABRICATED METALS Stampings 8 54 34 4 0 0 5.3 5.2 5.3 Forgings 6 41 32 21 0 0 7.3 6.8 7.6 Steel wire 32 64 4 0 0 0 2.7 4.1 4.2 Jigs & fixtures 5 35 55 5 0 0 6.4 6.4 6.4 Gray iron castings 0 57 40 3 0 0 5.7 5.9 7.0 Ductile iron castings 4 46 46 4 0 0 5.9 6.8 7.3 Investment castings 0 23 45 32 0 0 9.4 9.2 8.1 Die castings (all kinds) 0 44 43 13 0 0 7.0 7.4 6.8 Powder metal parts 5 43 47 5 0 0 6.1 6.3 7.5 Copper wire & cable 48 48 4 0 0 0 2.2 2.7 2.3 Aluminum wire & cable 54 38 8 0 0 0 2.2 2.3 3.4 Magnet wire 47 33 13 7 0 0 3.5 4.3 3.4 Busbar 50 50 0 0 0 0 2.0 1.6 2.4 Coaxial cable 42 58 0 0 0 0 2.3 1.9 2.9 MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL Electric motors: FHP 38 28 34 0 0 0 3.9 4.4 3.2 Electric motors: 1-30 HP 35 32 18 15 0 0 5.0 4.9 4.7 Electric motors: 30+ HP 25 30 25 15 0 5 7.3 8.0 7.0 Motor controls 25 58 9 8 0 0 4.1 3.6 3.9 Pumps 23 48 16 13 0 0 5.1 4.6 4.2 Gears 35 50 0 15 0 0 4.3 5.4 4.9 Pressure gauges 52 30 15 0 0 3 3.8 3.1 2.9 Lighting fixtures 46 46 8 0 0 0 2.5 2.1 3.0 Temperature controls 35 59 6 0 0 0 2.7 2.8 3.9 Test instruments 45 45 5 0 0 5 4.0 2.8 3.3 Circuit breakers 38 50 9 0 3 0 3.4 2.9 3.1 Connectors 39 50 8 3 0 0 3.0 3.5 3.4 Switches 43 35 19 3 0 0 3.4 4.1 3.3 Nonfriction bearings 57 29 7 7 0 0 3.0 4.6 3.0 Valves 41 42 17 0 0 0 3.0 3.5 4.2 Special fasteners 11 60 18 11 0 0 5.3 4.2 6.7 Machine tools 47 40 7 6 0 0 3.2 3.9 4.7 Speed reducers 28 44 17 6 5 0 5.3 3.7 4.9 Cutting tool inserts 71 29 0 0 0 0 1.4 1.4 2.3 Grinding wheels 73 18 9 0 0 0 1.7 1.8 2.1 Lubricants 76 21 3 0 0 0 1.4 1.4 1.6 Adhesives 65 32 3 0 0 0 1.7 2.4 2.1 MATERIALS HANDLING Cranes & hoists 9 55 36 0 0 0 4.9 5.6 5.6 Lift trucks 15 20 30 25 10 0 9.6 11.5 8.6 Lift truck batteries 30 45 20 5 0 0 4.1 5.6 3.8 Conveyors 8 67 25 0 0 0 4.4 7.3 7.1 Hydraulic cylinders 7 80 13 0 0 0 3.9 6.0 4.4 Industrial trucks 14 29 29 14 14 0 9.2 7.7 8.1 Robots 0 0 50 50 0 0 11.8 16.6 13.4 PAPER Pulp 43 57 0 0 0 0 2.2 1.3 3.9 Office papers 90 8 2 0 0 0 0.9 1.1 1.3 Printing papers 55 42 3 0 0 0 2.0 2.3 2.8 Coated papers 33 53 14 0 0 0 3.1 2.4 4.0 Newsprint 64 36 0 0 0 0 1.6 2.2 4.0 PLASTIC & RUBBER Injection molded plastics 8 80 12 0 0 0 3.8 5.3 4.3 Blow molded plastics 5 76 19 0 0 0 4.2 6.8 5.4 Extruded plastics 7 62 28 3 0 0 4.9 4.9 4.6 Compression mold. plastics 7 47 40 6 0 0 5.9 7.0 4.7 Seals & rings 38 50 12 0 0 0 2.9 3.2 3.3 Flat belting 53 41 6 0 0 0 2.2 2.1 2.1 V-belts 71 29 0 0 0 0 1.4 2.1 1.5 Rubber hose 50 50 0 0 0 0 2.0 2.4 2.4 Replacement tires 75 25 0 0 0 0 1.3 1.3 2.7 PACKAGING Linerboard 19 77 4 0 0 0 3.1 3.1 2.6 Corrugating medium 17 83 0 0 0 0 3.0 3.1 2.9 Containerboard 24 70 6 0 0 0 3.1 3.2 3.8 Corrugated containers 31 68 1 0 0 0 2.6 3.2 2.8 Folding cartons 28 67 3 2 0 0 3.0 3.6 3.2 Multiwall bags 38 47 15 0 0 0 3.0 3.4 5.1 Aluminum cans 70 20 0 10 0 0 2.6 3.2 5.3 Steel cans 44 56 0 0 0 0 2.2 2.7 4.4 Glass containers 40 30 20 10 0 0 4.4 3.7 4.2 Plastic bottles 44 50 0 6 0 0 2.9 3.3 3.5 Plastic film 32 60 0 4 0 4 4.3 3.0 2.3 Laminates 38 38 9 15 0 0 4.5 3.1 4.7 OFFICE Copiers 19 74 7 0 0 0 3.3 3.1 4.9 Facsimiles 38 52 10 0 0 0 2.8 2.6 2.8 Personal computers 30 63 7 0 0 0 2.9 2.6 2.7 Printers 58 38 4 0 0 0 1.9 2.0 2.6 Business forms 17 76 7 0 0 0 3.3 2.7 3.9 Office furniture 42 47 11 0 0 0 2.7 2.8 4.3 Mailroom equipment 69 31 0 0 0 0 1.4 2.0 5.1 GLASS/CLAY Fiberglass 25 38 31 0 6 0 5.5 3.5 5.8 Fiberoptic cable 25 25 25 25 0 0 6.9 7.6 8.4 Sheet glass 0 67 22 0 11 0 6.9 5.0 6.5 Refractories 14 57 29 0 0 0 4.4 3.9 4.3 PRECIOUS METALS Gold 50 25 25 0 0 0 3.1 3.1 2.4 Silver 50 0 50 0 0 0 4.3 4.3 3.1 Platinum 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 13.8 8.0 Palladium 0 0 100 0 0 0 8.0 8.0 8.0 CHEMICALS/RESINS Sulfuric acid 33 47 7 7 0 6 5.7 2.8 3.6 Hydrochloric acid 27 53 13 7 0 0 4.1 2.8 3.6 Acetic acid 22 56 0 22 0 0 5.5 3.3 5.0 Ammonia 29 57 0 14 0 0 4.4 3.4 4.6 Hydrogen peroxide 20 70 0 10 0 0 4.1 2.9 4.3 Isopropronol 27 45 19 9 0 0 4.6 3.9 5.1 Methylene chloride 29 57 0 14 0 0 4.4 3.0 4.6 Caustic soda 26 47 16 6 0 5 5.7 5.4 3.8 ABS 13 25 13 49 0 0 9.7 7.5 10.8 LDPE 22 22 23 33 0 0 7.8 5.2</ |