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Price and Lead Times are Increasing
Price Analysis
The Price Index for January is 3.043 from December at 2.756. Industry
personnel predict the price index to be 3.290 six months from now. The
current price index and the forecast index are both above 3.000. This
has not happened for a very long time.
Industry personnel were asked, In your opinion, what happened to
connector prices in the past six months, and what will happen during the
next six months? The results of the January survey are shown in the
following table:
Change
in Connector Prices
A
price index above 3.000 means industry personnel believe prices have, or
will increase.
Methodology:
Increase a lot = 5; Increase a little = 4; Stay the same = 3;
Decline a little = 2; Decline a lot = 1
The following table displays the distribution of responses on the question
of prices.
Distribution
of Respondents
Connector Price Index Prices 6 Months From Now
A price
index above 3.000 means industry personnel believe prices have, or will
increase.
Lead
Time Analysis
Industry personnel were asked, In your opinion, are lead times
increasing, staying the same, or decreasing now and in six months from now?
The
following table provides the survey results, including distribution of
responses:
Order Lead
Times on Connectors
Lead times are 5.9 weeks now and forecast to be at 6.0 weeks in six
months.
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