TARIFFS BITE: NORTH AMERICAN AND ASIAN MANUFACTURERS RETRENCH IN APRIL, WITH GLOBAL MATERIAL PURCHASES DOWN AT ACCELERATED PACE: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
The steep fall in global manufacturers' purchases signals a likely production slowdown in the near future North America factories respond to tariffs by buying less inputs and aggressively stockpiling Purchasing activity by Asian manufacturers at its...
NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS REPORT SHARP PULLBACK DUE TO TARIFFS, WHILE ASIAN SUPPLIERS RUN AT FULL TILT: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
In March, global supply chains spare capacity increased to highest level since May 2020, the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating rapidly worsening conditions for global manufacturers Factories in the U.S., Mexico and Canada retrenched...
TARIFFS BITE: U.S. MANUFACTURERS STOCKPILE AND RAMP UP PURCHASES BUT CANADA AND MEXICO REPORT SHARP DECLINES: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
Asian supply chains at full capacity as export growth in China, Taiwan and India drives factory activity European factories cut inventories as industrial slowdown continues, but tentative signs of recovery emerge CLARK, N.J., March 12, 2025...
U.S. MANUFACTURING PICKED UP IN JANUARY DRIVEN BY GROWING DEMAND: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
The world's supply chains are operating at full capacity, with the notable exception of Europe, which remains in a protracted industrial recession. Asia's manufacturing growth was reported by major exporters, led by South Korea, China, and India....
NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS BEGIN STOCKPILING TO BUFFER AGAINST TARIFFS WHILE ASIAN SUPPLIERS RECORD RENEWED GROWTH AS CHINESE MANUFACTURING REBOUNDS, DRIVEN BY STIMULUS AND EXPORTS: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
Increased safety stockpiling reported by North American manufacturers, led by the U.S., as firms anticipate higher imported costs Asian factories' purchasing of inputs rises at the fastest rate in three-and-a-half years as firms, particularly in...