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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

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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. Germany and Italy values were noted as being 25-month lows.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

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Source: S&P Global Monthly PMI Reporting Highlights of Regional Reporting Continued High expansion in India Manufacturing activity levels across India remained at high expansion levels in May, outpacing all other regions. Reportedly Greece was the only member state to register an improvement in operating conditions.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

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However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Source: S&P Global, April, 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting Developed Regions Eurozone The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell again in March to a value of 47.3 China’s expansion was noted as marginal by the end of Q1.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

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Barring the initial pandemic lockdown months, this is the steepest downturn in US manufacturing seen since the global financial crisis in 2009.”. Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of Germany, Spain and Italy each remain at contraction level PMI values. the same value as that of July.

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October 2022 PMI Reporting Points to Global Wide Manufacturing Contraction

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At the country level, Spain, Germany and Italy reported 29-month lows in PMI activity. The October S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® plummeted to its lowest level since 2009. Noted in the October report was that the sub-indexes of output and new orders fell at rates, “ rarely surpassed across 25 years of PMI data collection.”

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

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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.”. . China’s Specific Impact. in April, from the value of 49.5 reported for March.

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

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Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For example, it would make more sense to use the customer data of users located in Northern US, Finland, Germany for a winter jacket. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2009.