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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States reflected lower momentum as well. The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020. The July 2022 Manufacturing ISMĀ© Report on Business reported the lowest PMI value since June 2020. down from the 52.7

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November 2022 PMI Indices Point to Further Global Wide Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

Of increased concern was indications that rates of decline accelerated in China , while output levels in the United States contracted after 29 months of consecutive growth. Global business optimism was reported as being at one of its lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020. United States.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Continues Downward Trajectory at the Close of 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The overall theme depicted in the December 2022 reporting was an intensification of a global manufacturing downturn, with continuing output reductions across the Eurozone , Japan , China and the United States. and equated to the lowest level since February 2020. Two indices of U.S. which was 10.3 in November and 49.2

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The Potential Impact on Shipping of a Global Recession

Intelligent Audit

In a fairly ominous report sent out this week, Morgan Stanely stated that ā€œGlobal recession in 2020 is now our base case.ā€. Shipping, especially global shipping, is uniquely vulnerable to recessions and the effects of the downturn of 2008-2009 are still being felt today. What Happens to Shipping. For example, in 2000 it was 4.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

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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COVID-19ā€™s Immediate Impact on the Automotive Supplier Industry

QAD

million units in 2020, down 13.8% million units. These mega-mergers started in 2020 planning to address these structural issues, and then COVID-19 hit. During the great recession of 2007-2009, a government bailout was only offered to the major automakers, and in the end, GM and Chrysler took the assistance.

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The Cash Flow and Overstock Report: Potential USD$142,000 windfall from tighter stock control

Unleashed

In Australia it was AUD$231,000 In the United States is was USD$157,000 And in New Zealand it was NZD$215,000 “It’s a genuinely eye-opening number,ā€ says Jarrod Adam, Head of Product at Unleashed. Founded in New Zealand in 2009 it was acquired by the UKā€™s Access Group in November 2020.