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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

India has again demonstrated the highest level of PMI growth and the report authors point to Greece, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil as demonstrating stronger rates of expansion. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S.

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Doing Business in Singapore

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Located in southeastern Asia between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore is made up of a series of islands. billion worth of goods to countries including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the US, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Thailand. billion of machinery and equipment, mineral fuel, chemicals, food and consumer goods.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

Factoring PMI reporting for the month of November, the second month of the final quarter of 2023, the various published actual and leading indicator indices indicate some stabilization in consumer goods production but continued contraction in intermediate goods production. percentage point increase from the 49.6 in November.

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January 2023 PMI Reporting Points to Some Signs of Global Wide Easing

Supply Chain Matters

Sector data reportedly indicated that contraction was centered in intermediate and investment goods while consumer goods output levels rose for a second consecutive month. The few pockets of production expansion were noted to be within Asia , including India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

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In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities. For example, the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami a few years ago resulted in a massive US$210 billion in costs for Japan.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods. China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia produced Japanese branded goods. Relocate to Avoid Tariffs. Benefits May Not Be Shared Equally.

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

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Deforestation for palm oil plantations in Indonesia averages to about 300,000 hectares (about half the size of Delaware) each year. Read more about this and other challenges faced by Consumer Goods companies <Link to the briefing on CPG > [link]. million tons in 1995 to 62.6 million tons in 2015). .”;