Prices
By Staff -- Purchasing, 2/14/2008
| UP | DOWN | SAME | INDEX | |
| Energy | 79% | 2% | 19% | 88.4 |
| Transportation | 75% | 4% | 21% | 85.5 |
| Plastic resins | 60% | 3% | 37% | 78.5 |
| Steel | 58% | 6% | 36% | 76.0 |
| Molded plastics | 53% | 1% | 46% | 75.6 |
| Paper | 46% | 2% | 52% | 71.8 |
| Inorganic chemicals | 42% | 2% | 56% | 69.9 |
| Organic chemicals | 42% | 2% | 56% | 69.6 |
| Fabricated metals | 47% | 8% | 45% | 69.3 |
| Corrugated | 40% | 3% | 57% | 68.3 |
| Copper & brass | 50% | 14% | 36% | 67.6 |
| Aluminum | 49% | 14% | 37% | 67.2 |
| Tooling | 40% | 6% | 54% | 66.7 |
| Industrial machinery | 37% | 6% | 57% | 65.4 |
| Semiconductors | 22% | 11% | 67% | 56.0 |
| Passive electronics | 19% | 14% | 67% | 52.6 |
| Computers | 19% | 17% | 64% | 51.2 |
| Source: www.purchasingdata.com Index registers movement; 50 = no change, above 50 = growth, below 50 = contraction. |
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WHAT'S AHEAD: Boxmakers are pressing for higher prices to offset higher linerboard costs; buyers are fighting the hikes.
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