FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS ARE CLOSE TO FULL CAPACITY, SIGNALING RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURING IN FEBRUARY: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX

Notably, we continue to see evidence that the Red Sea attacks have had a negligible impact on global supply chains. The most visible effect was an uptick in transportation costs in January, but global logistics costs fell during February.

"Globally in February, we saw supply chains being more utilized, suppliers are busier, and input demand and manufacturing are turning a corner after nearly a year of low-capacity utilization," explained Mukund Acharya, vice president, consulting, GEP. "Suppliers to North America were the busiest globally last month, spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law driving economic activity in construction, semi-conductors, and renewables." 

Interpreting the data:

FEBRUARY 2024 KEY FINDINGS

REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY

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The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m. ET, April 12, 2024.

About the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is produced by S&P Global and GEP. It is derived from S&P Global's PMI® surveys, sent to companies in over 40 countries, totaling around 27,000 companies. The headline figure is a weighted sum of six sub-indices derived from PMI data, PMI Comments Trackers and PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators compiled by S&P Global.

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