July 13, 2009

Panjiva, a firm that tracks overseas suppliers to the U.S., saw a 1% decline in the number of global manufacturers shipping to the U.S. in June, similar to May’s trade data. According to the firm, the slight decline from May to June is slightly less than last year’s May-to-June decrease. To Panjiva, it looks like global trade is tracking its "typical seasonal path."

Panjiva Watch List numbers were unchanged:
The percentage of significant manufacturers on the Panjiva Watch List remains at 30%. The percentage of significant buyers having done business wtih a Panjiva Watach List supplier in the preceding three months remains at 40%.

About the Watch List:
Manufacturers that have suffered a 50% or greater decline in volume shipped to American customers in the most recent …

The European manufacturing sector saw an accelerated downward trend in the first part of 2009 and will face challenges throughout the year, before seeing the potential for marginal improvement in 2010, according to the semiannual Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI European Industrial Outlook: 2009-2010 (ER-682e), a report that analyzes 14 major industries.

The report separately analyzes two distinct regions: Western Europe and Central Europe. The former generally comprises the 15 countries that form the currency union (Eurozone), while the latter includes the four largest economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE4): the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

Kris Bledowski, Ph.D., Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Economist and report author, forecasts a continued decline for …