Three years ago U.S. distributors bought 51.3% of their fastener products from North American manufacturers, according to
the End of 2003 FIN Survey by the newsletter, Fastener Industry News (FastenerNews.com).
That number today is 37.9%. Combined Asian sources now total a majority of the supply (50.9%) sold by domestic distributors.
Taiwan gained slightly to 29.6%, up 1% over three years. China nearly doubled its share from 8.3% in 2000 to supplying 16.2%
in 2003.
One importer reported paying 28.2% more for ﾽ' x 1 ﾼ' zinc hex bolts this month compared with July 2003. A
ﾾ' x 7-inch bolt used in strong ties for construction has risen 41.7% from October to February.
'Prices are changing on a daily basis,' Barry Porteous of ...
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Three years ago U.S. distributors bought 51.3% of their fastener products from North American manufacturers, according to
the End of 2003 FIN Survey by the newsletter, Fastener Industry News (FastenerNews.com).
That number today is 37.9%. Combined Asian sources now total a majority of the supply (50.9%) sold by domestic distributors.
Taiwan gained slightly to 29.6%, up 1% over three years. China nearly doubled its share from 8.3% in 2000 to supplying 16.2%
in 2003.
One importer reported paying 28.2% more for ﾽ' x 1 ﾼ' zinc hex bolts this month compared with July 2003. A
ﾾ' x 7-inch bolt used in strong ties for construction has risen 41.7% from October to February.
'Prices are changing on a daily basis,' Barry Porteous of ...
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