SMU Data and Models
July 26, 2015
The Big Questions: Demand & Inventories
Written by John Packard
At this point everyone wants to know if demand is growing and are inventories at a point where buyers will need to go into the market and begin buying again. The combination of growing demand and inventories that need to be replenished will be what drives flat rolled steel prices higher.
Steel Market Update looks at these two issues, demand and inventories, in a number of ways during our flat rolled steel market analysis that we conduct twice per month. Last week we sent out invitations to participate in our questionnaire on the market and in this article we will focus on what we learned.
