SMU Data and Models
August 18, 2016
SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index More Optimistic Now than 1 Year Ago
Written by John Packard
SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index
Twice per month, Steel Market Update surveys the flat rolled steel industry. One of the proprietary products which is derived from that expansive survey is the SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index. Sentiment is defined as how buyers and sellers feel about their company’s ability to be successful both in the existing market environment (Current Sentiment) as well as three to six months into the future (Future Sentiment).
