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Factory output matched its largest one-month decline since June.
Consumption slide month-to-month, while year-to-date orders outpaced 2022’s first nine months by 8.1%.
Wholesale prices for final demand goods fell 1.4% in October, largely driven by a major drop in the price of gasoline.
Avnet's third annual Insights Survey revealed engineers' growing optimism about supply chain conditions, but uncertainty about demand.
In the first of a 3-part series, John Gunderson goes detective-mode to examine Fastenal's transformation from a branch count-heavy distributor to one prioritizing integrated supply and self-service.
U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October vs. September, while the annual rate continued to decelerate.
The year-over-year and year-to-date figures were down by far more.
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Machinery and auto parts inventory drove the first monthly gain since February.
Insights from MDM's annual conference and Baird's quarterly survey highlight a month that overflowed with Premium content.
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It’s strategy season, and even optimistic predictions are for flattish 2024 industry growth. Mike Marks & Tom Gale discuss the bottom-line impact in dealing with whatever your big gorilla(s) looks like.
The annual sales growth for the 12 months through September 2023 is 3.5%.
August’s growth was considerably revised upward, from 0.5% to 1.0%, according to new data from the Census Bureau.
'Economic activity expanded at a strong pace in the third quarter,' the central bank said in a statement Nov. 1.
It followed two straight months of improvement, retracting further into contraction territory.
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Following 2 consecutive monthly decreases, new orders increased $13.2 billion (or 4.7%) to $297.2 billion, the Census Bureau said.
James Dorn and Tom Gale outline ways to leverage manufacturer incentives, create strategic tiered suppliers at a product category level and capture every available dollar before year-end.
