Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020. Commenting on the July report, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global indicated in-part: “ With the exception of pandemic lockdown periods, July saw US manufacturers report the toughest business conditions since 2009.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

The latter has been reinforced by the April GSPI Index from the New York Federal Reserve , and now, the reported May GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which indicated that “ for the first time since June 2020, global chain capacity is now underutilized, indicating a shift to a buyers’ market.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

From our lens, Taiwan remains the continued shocker, experiencing a third consecutive monthly decline and noted as equivalent to levels seen in May 2020 during the initial Covid-19 outbreak. South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. The separate S&P Global PMI® Commodity Price and Supply Indicators index noted that the Global Supply Shortages Index dipped to a 30-month low while The Global Price Pressures Index dropped further in March and at the slowest pace since June 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Once more, the Covid recovery increases that began in March/April of 2020 are now no longer.(Figure At the country level, Spain, Germany and Italy reported 29-month lows in PMI activity. New order inflows reportedly contracted at the fastest pace since May 2020. Figure below). The October reported value of 49.4

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

in March, and the lowest level recorded since August 2020. The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. . This index fell to a value of 52.2,

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Elementum

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Recently, Google launched its self-driving prototype which it has been developing since 2009. Source: PC-Tablet. Source: Auto News. Automotive manufacturers predict that self-driving technology along with fully efficient electric vehicles should be ready by 2020.

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