美国、墨西哥和加拿大的工厂在3月份因关税而大幅收缩
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 — decreased for a third successive month in March to -0.51 and posted its lowest value in almost five years, indicating the highest degree of spare capacity across global supply chains since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. A key finding from GEP’s latest data was a sharp decline in the number of companies building buffers into their stocks. Overall, manufacturers‘ stockpiling was the lowest in nine years, highlighting caution among procurement leaders worldwide about future demand. „March’s sharp decline in supplier activity was due to the stifling effect of tariffs and tariff-related uncertainty, which had its strongest impact in North America, where manufacturers reported cutbacks to purchasing activity and inventories,“ said John…
