According to a study by industrial buying consortium Prime Advantage, raw materials and energy prices top the list of concerns in 2008 for small and midsize manufacturers:
46 percentage of respondents ranking raw materials costs as the biggest challenge
17.5 percent who say energy is the biggest challenge
16.4 percent worried about logistics and supply chain costs
8 percent concerned about inflation
4 percent mulling over labor costs
3.4 percent anxious about foreign competition
1.7 percent feeling sick about healthcare costs
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