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Inventories Rising, Service Centers Shipments Falling

Sept. 25, 2014
August data is positive year-to-date results for steel, aluminum delivery volumes 

North America’s metal service centers report delivery for steel and aluminum is slowing and inventories are rising, indicating a continuing lack of momentum for regional industrial activity.

The figures are contained in MSCI’s monthly Metals Activity Report, a compilation of shipment and inventory data for service centers in the U.S. and Canada.

Read more about North American Metal Service Center Shipments, Inventories Report for August on American Machinist, a companion site of IndustryWeek and part of Penton’s Manufacturing and Supply Chain Group.

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