Global Supply Chain Volatility Index
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To log in to this site, your browser must accept cookies from the domain www.gep.com.SEPTEMBER 2024
Global: -0.43
Asia: -0.36 -0.29
EU: -0.74 -0.21
NA: -0.78 -0.16
UK: -0.12 +0.02
Supply Chain Spare Capacity Increases for 3rd Consecutive Month and Now at Highest Level Since July 2023 as Global Economic Weakness Intensifies: GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index
- North America factory purchasing activity deteriorates more quickly in September, with demand at its weakest year-to-date, signaling a quickly slowing U.S. economy
- Factory procurement activity in China fell for a third straight month, and devastation from Typhoon Yagi hit vendors feeding Southeast Asian markets like Vietnam
- Europe’s industrial recession deepens, leading to an even larger increase in supplier spare capacity more..
GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index
-0.43
SEPTEMBER 2024
Asia: -0.36
EU: -0.74
NA: -0.78
UK: -0.12
Interpreting the data:
When the SCVI > 0, supply chain capacity is being stretched. The further above 0, the more stretched supply chains are.
When the SCVI < 0, supply chain capacity is being underutilized. The further below 0, the more underutilized supply chains are.
Asia: Chinese procurement declines for third straight month
Europe: Manufacturing recession deepens
UK: Manufacturers are fully utilized
North America: Purchasing deteriorates more quickly in September
The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m. ET, Nov. 12, 2024.
About the GEP Supply Chain Volatility Index
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is produced by S&P Global and GEP. The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is derived from S&P Global’s PMI™ surveys, sent to companies in over 40 countries, totalling around 27,000 companies. These countries account for 89% of global gross domestic product (GDP) (source: World Bank World Development Indicators).
The headline figure is the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index. This a weighted sum of six sub-indices derived from PMI data, PMI Comments Trackers and PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators complied by S&P Global.
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is calculated using a weighted sum of the z-scores of the six indices. Weights are determined by analysing the impact each component has on suppliers’ delivery times through regression analysis.
The six variables used are 1) JP Morgan Global Quantity of Purchases Index, 2) All Items Supply Shortages Indicator, 3) Transport Price Pressure Indicator and Manufacturing PMI Comments Tracker data for 4) stockpiling due to supply or price concerns, and backlogs rising due to 5) staff shortages and 6) item shortages.
A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply-chain volatility is increasing. The further above 0, the greater the extent to which capacity is being stretched.
A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply-chain volatility. The further below 0, the greater the extent to which capacity is being underutilized.
A Supply Chain Volatility Index is also published at a regional level for Europe, Asia, North America and the UK. The regional indices measure the performance of supply-chains connected to those parts of the world.
For more information on PMI surveys, PMI Comments Trackers and PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators, the GEP Supply Chain Volatility Index methodologies, please contact economics@ihsmarkit.com.
