by ASK SOURCE | Jul 25, 2019 | Cost Drivers Report
Executive Summary The commodity price trends in the second quarter are down in Asia. Many grades of Plastics, Steel, Metals, Fuel, Textiles and Ceramics raw materials prices were mostly down in price. While some grades of Alum, Wood and paper prices were all up. Labor...
by ASK SOURCE | Jan 25, 2019 | Cost Drivers Report
Executive SummaryThe commodity price trends in the fourth quarter are mostly down in Asia. Many grades of Plastics, Rubber, Steel, Alum, Metals, Paper, Textiles raw materials and Fuel prices were mostly down in price while some grades of Wood, Freight went up in...
by ASK SOURCE | Oct 22, 2018 | Cost Drivers Report, Education, Manufacturing
The commodity price trends in the third quarter in Asia are mostly up. Many grades of Plastics, Rubber, Steel, Alum, Wood and Paper raw materials rose in price while some grades of Metals, Textiles and Ceramics went down in price. Petroleum and fuel prices were up in...
by ASK SOURCE | Aug 1, 2018 | Cost Drivers Report
ASIA MANUFACTURING COST DRIVER REPORT, 2018 Q2 The ASIA MANUFACTURING COST of commodity price trends in the second quarter are mostly up across the board with a few rare exceptions. Most grades of plastics, industrial metals, paper, ceramic and glass raw materials all...
by ASK SOURCE | Apr 25, 2018 | Cost Drivers Report
ASIA MANUFACTURING COST DRIVER REPORT-2018 Q1 In the first quarter, there was a clear commodity price trends with most of raw materials in Asia going down in price. Many grades of plastics, steel, aluminum, paper, ceramic raw materials and other industrial metals went...
by ASK SOURCE | Jan 17, 2018 | Cost Drivers Report
ASIA MANUFACTURING COST DRIVER REPORT-2017 Q4 In the fourth quarter of 2017, most raw materials in Asia continued their upward movement in price. Many grades of plastics, rubber, steel, other metals, wood, paper and ceramic raw materials all went up in price...