Erhvervstillid fra de amerikanske indkøbschefer i ISM :
The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The February PMI® registered 52.9 percent, a decrease of 0.6 percentage point from January’s reading of 53.5 percent. The New Orders Index registered 52.5 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage point from the reading of 52.9 percent in January. The Production Index registered 53.7 percent, 2.8 percentage points below the January reading of 56.5 percent. The Employment Index registered 51.4 percent, 2.7 percentage points below the January reading of 54.1 percent. Inventories of raw materials registered 52.5 percent, an increase of 1.5 percentage points above the January reading of 51 percent. The Prices Index registered 35 percent, the same percentage as in January, indicating lower raw materials prices for the fourth consecutive month. Comments from the panel express a growing level of concern over the West Coast dock slowdown, negatively impacting exports and imports and requiring workarounds and added costs.”
Of the 18 manufacturing industries, 12 are reporting growth in February in the following order: Paper Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Furniture & Related Products; Primary Metals; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Products; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Chemical Products. The three industries reporting contraction in February are: Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; and Computer & Electronic Products.
WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING …
- “West Coast port issue has been a problem for exporting.” (Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products)
- “Business is steady to slightly up.” (Fabricated Metal Products)
- “The major concern for us across the board is the ongoing situation with the West Coast ports. Air freight and overtime have been required to cover for products waiting to be offloaded at the ports.” (Transportation Equipment)
- “Lower oil and natural gas prices continue to put pressure on our revenues. We continue to pursue capital budget cuts and rate reduction efforts with our suppliers.” (Petroleum & Coal Products)
- “The dock delay on the West Coast is seriously impacting the supply chain logistics.” (Computer & Electronic Products)
- “Kind of a mixed bag right now. Some product demand up, some down, basically flat.” (Chemical Products)
- “West Coast port congestion and work slowdowns by the union is hurting our imports and exports, getting worse by the week.” (Miscellaneous Manufacturing)
- “Customer behavior is being negatively impacted by ongoing resin price decreases. Order placement is being delayed to receive lower finished good pricing.” (Plastics & Rubber Products)
- “Business in general is staying its course. Concerns abound over strike possibilities by West Coast longshoremen.” (Machinery)
- “Improving and 2015 off to a good start.” (Furniture & Related Products)
