Copying and distributing are prohibited without permission of the publisher

US steel buyers report brighter outlook: ISM

February 08, 2012 - 02:14 GMT Location: Chicago

KEYWORDS: steel buyers forum , steel , Institute for Supply Management , orders , shipments

Steel buyers’ expectations of incoming orders, backlogs, general economic activity and even their own business plans improved in January compared with December, an industry survey shows.

At the same time, none said they planned to increase stocks in the next six months, compared with 8.3 percent who said they planned to buy more when surveyed the previous month.

Nearly 92 percent of...

All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws. © Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC.


subscribe to this feed Comment & analysis

Upcoming Events