GLOBAL MANUFACTURING DEMAND REBOUNDS IN JANUARY TO ITS STRONGEST SINCE MAY 2022: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
Manufacturers in Asia raise purchasing volumes in response to order book pick up – factories in China, Japan, Korea and India bought materials more aggressively in January North America's supply chains at their busiest since May 2024 as US...
NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS' PURCHASING DECLINES AGAIN IN DECEMBER, SIGNALING SLOWER CONDITIONS HEADING INTO 2026: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
Ongoing weakness in North American and European factory purchasing points to a deteriorating near-term outlook for Western goods producers Asian manufacturers show greater resilience, with steady buying in China and growth across South Korea and...
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,...