SPARE CAPACITY PERSISTS GLOBALLY, WHILE NORTH AMERICA REPORTS A STEEPER PULLBACK IN MANUFACTURING DEMAND, SIGNALLING WEAK CONDITIONS HEADING INTO 2026: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
North America posts the steepest decline in input demand by region, signaling softening activity heading into 2026 Europe and the UK remain subdued amid weak manufacturing pipelines Asia sees another month of low demand as Chinese factory purchasing...
ASIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY FALLS TO 17-MONTH LOW AS TARIFFS HIT CHINA-BASED SUPPLIERS: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
U.S. manufacturers front-load inventories in anticipation of further tariffs North American factories remain underutilized, with persistent weakness in Mexico and Canada Europe inches toward industrial recovery, while U.K. downturn deepens CLARK,...