CHINA DRIVES STRONGEST GROWTH IN GLOBAL FACTORY PURCHASING SINCE MID-2022, WHILE NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS COOL IN SEPTEMBER: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX

, /PRNewswire/ -- GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index — a leading indicator tracking demand conditions, shortages, transportation costs, inventories, and backlogs based on a monthly survey of 27,000 businesses — was little changed in September (-0.38 vs -0.39 in August), indicating that global supply chains are operating below full capacity still. However, Chinese factories report a strong rise in purchasing, pushing global manufacturing procurement activity up at the fastest rate since mid-2022. Thi ...