Supply Chain Monitor: April PMIs
April's ISM PMIs came in cool, suggesting further deceleration.
April's ISM PMIs came in cool, suggesting further deceleration.
It is critical to build markets where producers can access affordable hedges against price volatility, and where other participants will affirmatively “buy the dip” in order to manage supply-related price declines and keep critical producers investing in capacity.
Today’s edition focuses on the Industrial Production data produced by the Federal Reserve – a dataset which allows us to evaluate and aggregate sector-level shifts in production and output.
Today’s edition focuses on the Producer Price Index data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics – a dataset which allows us to evaluate and understand aggregate and sector-level shifts in the input costs faced by firms.
The March ISM Manufacturing PMIs came in strong earlier this week, with a dramatic increase in the Production index leading the way.