Manufacturing Industry
Buyers' report on early 2006 pricing.(pricing trends of consumer products)
Purchasing, March, 2006
Staff The latest commodities-pricing trends PERIOD UP DOWN SAME INDEX* Copper & brass FEB 75% 2% 23% 86.9 Aluminum FEB 62% 1% 37% 80.1 Energy FEB 72% 12% 16% 79.8 Transportation FEB 62% 6% 32% 77.8 Corrugated FEB 46% 3% 51% 71.9 Molded plastics FEB 43% 3% 54% 70.0 Paper FEB 42% 2% 56% 69.8 Fabricated metals FEB 42% 2% 56% 69.6 Inorganic chemicals FEB 39% 0% 61% 69.5 Tooling FEB 43% 5% 52% 69.0 Organic chemicals FEB 38% 2% 60% 68.1 Plastic resins FEB 49% 14% 37% 67.5 Passive electronics FEB 30% 5% 65%...
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