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  1. Newsletter 279 -13/11/2020

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    Europe and difficult transportation conditions. Supplier shortages were also reportedly a factor behind... largely to higher raw material costs, especially steel, and greater transportation fees. Despite rising

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  2. PMI rises to 54.4 points in April, highest since February 2020
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    . Manufacturers registered the sharpest increase in cost burdens on record in April due to raw material shortages.... “That said, supplier delivery delays and transportation issues led to a further severe deterioration

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  3. Newsletter 299 - 04/06/2021

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    restrictions. There were also significant supplier delays and material shortages, which led

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  4. PMI up to 58.6 pts in June on strongest rise in new orders for 21 years
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    by supply chain disruptions due to reported severe material shortages. Vendor performance was also affected with longer lead times due to transportation delays, greater demand globally and supplier

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  5. Output and new orders drop to lowest since Mar 2021, forcing PMI down by 2.7 pts

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    . Inflationary pressures were softer in June, although input costs continue to mount, attributed to supplier, material, fuel and energy costs. Greek producers have indicated ongoing efforts to pass through those

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  6. Manufacturing continues to improve, but June PMI weakest of year
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    and driven by sustained demand. Supplier performance declined further, with lead times extending... material prices, drove input price inflation to near 18-month high. The favourable environment allowed

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  7. PMI rebounds strongly to 53.2 points in Dec but cost concerns persist
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    . However, input costs surged, driven by supplier shortages, particularly in foodstuffs, leading... and selling prices accelerated again and were historically elevated amid material shortages. That said

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  8. PMI unchanged in Feb, shows signals of weakening domestic demand
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    to rising energy and raw material prices. Despite cost pressures, manufacturers raised selling prices... buying at accelerated rates. The latter was, in part, linked to mitigating against supplier delays

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  9. PMI unchanged in May as signs of tariff effects, weak EU demand start to show
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    growth, supplier performance weakened again amid ongoing traffic and logistics delays and occasional material shortages. These challenges contributed to input cost inflation, particularly in food

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  10. PMI improves in May as manufacturers struggle with effects of Iran war
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    years, although increases remained below the pace of cost growth. Supplier delivery times continued... 2022. Material shortages also constrained purchasing activity. While purchasing increased

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