SMU Data and Models
November 19, 2017
SMU Survey: Service Center Inventories on the Rise
Written by John Packard
Twice per month, Steel Market Update (SMU) conducts an analysis of the flat rolled steel market and the trends that affect pricing, demand, etc. Each analysis is conducted via an email invitation to complete a questionnaire. SMU invites approximately 650 individuals who are active participants in the manufacturing, distribution, toll processing, trading and steel mill segments of the flat rolled steel industry.
The questionnaire is broken into two parts: a main section where all respondents answer the same questions. It is from this section that we derive our current and future SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Indices. At the end of the main section, we ask our respondents to identify their market segment. At that point, each market segment is broken out into individual surveys with questions that are germane to that specific market.
