SMU Data and Models
February 6, 2018
Distributor Inventories Drop, According to “SMU Flash Report”
Written by John Packard
Flat rolled steel inventories being held on service center floors dropped as of the end of January, according to the Steel Market Update (SMU) Flash Report.
SMU reached out to the companies registered to participate in our inventory analysis today to produce our initial “Flash Report.” This report provides early guidance on changes in inventory levels based on at least 50 percent of the companies responding. We will produce our full report prior to the 14th of the month. This information will be provided first to the service centers who provide data and then to our Premium level members. We are sharing this report with our Executive level members to give them exposure to one of the products that is available every month to our Premium clients.
