DEMAND AT ASIAN FACTORIES RISES AT STRONGEST RATE IN OVER 2 YEARS, IMPROVING NEAR-TERM GROWTH OUTLOOK FOR MANUFACTURING WORLDWIDE: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX
Given Asia's importance to global production, this provides a strong indication of future growth for the wider manufacturing economy.
- Given Asia's importance to global production, this provides a strong indication of future growth for the wider manufacturing economy.
- In Europe, the slowest decline in input demand for a year provides evidence of the continent's industrial recession easing.
- DEMAND: Global demand for raw materials, commodities and components edged closer to its long-term average in March, signaling recovery in the global manufacturing industry.
- The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m.