SMU Data and Models
April 22, 2014
SMU Service Center Inventory Forecast – Hit February, Totally Blew March – What Happened?
Written by John Packard
Once per month, Steel Market Update provides a flat rolled service center inventory forecast for our Premium Level members. We thought in light of the recent numbers released by the Metal Service Center Institute (MSCI) to see how our forecast for April compared with the actual figures compiled by the MSCI.
As indicated in our headline, SMU nailed the February forecast and then fell on our face in March. What happened?
