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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

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Can the United States be far behind? This exposed structural weaknesses, including giving many a pause for thought about over-reliance on Chinese goods and the fact that most supply chains lack the ability to rapidly shift production and logistics in response to demand. .

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

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South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . . United States. South Korea. Our sense is that a bubble is about to burst in global transportation and logistics cost factors, but that remains to be seen. .

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

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The main countries affected by the drought are China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, as the Panama Canal facilitates 46% of container movement from northeastern Asia to the US. Other waterways have also been impacted by climate change The Panama Canal is just the latest example of how climate change can impact logistics in waterways.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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Unfortunately, much of the changes are factors caused by the escalating trade wars between the two largest nations in the world: the United States and China. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. Business Costs Will Rise. So, the inevitable will happen.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

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Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Mixed Signals for the United States Two indices of U.S.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

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United States. South Korea. We continue to make mention of the S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing PMI® which continues to reflect a theme of a quickened downturn in the country’s manufacturing sector. up from a 47.3 reported for August. for September after falling to a two-year low of 51.5 for August.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

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Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity. reported for January.