Key trends amongst suppliers are:
- Supplier power is generally weak.
- Broadly there is global over-capacity, as economies stagnate.
- Suppliers of industrial metals, for example, have complied with customer requests to delay shipments. (21/9/11)
- Steel suppliers are braced for further price falls (10/1/11)
Other specific trends will affect individual businesses.
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