Jason Sandefur More than 85% of fastener companies raised prices in 2008, with overall prices increasing an average rate of...
FIN SURVEY
February 04
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John Wolz Fastener executives lost confidence in both the global and North American economies. None of the FIN Survey participants...
February 04
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2009
Jason Sandefur Just over 66% of fastener companies participating in the FIN Survey gave pay raises in 2008, down from...
February 04
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2009
Jason Sandefur About one in four fastener companies grew their workforce in 2008, down from the more than 36% who...
February 04
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2009
Jason Sandefur After nearing the record level achieved in 2000, distributor inventory turnovers declined in 2008, settling at 4.1 compared...
February 04
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2009
Jason Sandefur For the fourth straight year, the level of capital expenditures continued to drop in 2008. Facility and equipment...
February 04
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2009
John Wolz Fastener industry confidence in both the White House and U.S. Congress on business issues continued to be low...
February 04
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2009
John Wolz Please rate your company”s current performance, with 10 as record growth and profits and 0 as bankruptcy. The...
February 04
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2009
John Wolz Distributors totaled 60.9% and manufacturers 39.1% of participants in the End of 2008 FIN Survey of the Fastener...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Distributors totaled 40.7%, manufacturers 35.4% and importers 11.5% of participants in the End of 2007 FIN Survey of...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Three-quarters of fastener companies raised prices an average of 8.2% in 2007, according to the End of 2007...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz The percentage of fastener firms reporting sales increases dropped from 70% for 2006 to under half for 2007,...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz The rate of cost increases held steady for a second straight year, with just over 65% of survey...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Fastener Prices – A 74.3% majority plan to raise prices 6.7% in the next six months. Raw Material...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Please rate your company”s current performance, with 10 as record growth and profits and 0 as bankruptcy. The...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Fastener manufacturers reported raw material prices in 2007 rose to their second-highest level in the last decade. More...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Just over 75% of fastener companies raised prices an average of 8.2% in 2007, about even with the...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz Distributor inventory turnovers bounced back in 2007, nearing the record level achieved in 2000. Inventory turns rose to...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz The level of capital expenditures continued to drop in 2007. Facility and equipment investments slipped to 3.05 in...
February 06
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2008
John Wolz While 77.9% of fastener companies who participated in the FIN Survey gave pay raises in 2007, the average...
