Global Supply Chain Volatility Index

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Why is inflation still so high? Read More Yahoo! Finance | Why the Supply Chain is Setting Up a Buyer’s Market to End 2023 Read More Bloomberg | North American Freight Markets Show Signs of Picking Up in Second Half Read More NPR Marketplace | For the First Time Since Early Pandemic, Supply Chains Have Capacity to Spare Read More DC Velocity | Supply chain volatility drops, GEP index shows Read More Supply Chain Brain | Global Supply Chains are Operating more Efficiently, GEP Report Finds Read More Reuters | Indices Show Supply Chain Inflation and Disruption Rapidly Easing Read More Reuters | Supply Chain Volatility Eases to Open the Year Read More Previous Next March 2026 Global: +0.09 Asia: 0.40  +0.28 EU: 0.05  +0.32 NA: -0.26  -0.32 UK: -0.01  +0.16 SHARE   Asian Manufacturing Takes off in February While North America Contracts: GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index Supply chains into Asia are the busiest since October 2022 due to sharp rises in manufacturing activity in China, Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan North American factory input demand softens, reflecting a cooling of U.S. manufacturing growth Europe’s industrial recovery gains momentum, driven by Germany, but supply bottlenecks reported   more...   GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index +0.18  March 2026 Asia: 0.40 EU: 0.05 NA: -0.26 UK: -0.01 Interpreting the data: When the SCVI > 0, supply chain capacity is being stretched. The further above 0, the more stretched supply chains are. When the SCVI < 0, supply chain capacity is being underutilized. The further below 0, the more underutilized supply chains are. Asia: Manufacturing demand surges to strongest level in 4 years Europe: Industrial recovery gathers pace but supply bottlenecks emerge U.K.: Supply chains run near full capacity as demand stabilizes North America: Factory demand softens as U.S. manufacturers pull back The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m. ET, April 10, 2026.    About the GEP Supply Chain Volatility Index The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is produced by S&P Global and GEP. The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is derived from S&P Global’s PMI™ surveys, sent to companies in over 40 countries, totalling around 27,000 companies. These countries account for 89% of global gross domestic product (GDP) (source: World Bank World Development Indicators). The headline figure is the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index. This a weighted sum of six sub-indices derived from PMI data, PMI Comments Trackers and PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators complied by S&P Global. The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index is calculated using a weighted sum of the z-scores of the six indices. Weights are determined by analysing the impact each component has on suppliers’ delivery times through regression analysis. The six variables used are 1) JP Morgan Global Quantity of Purchases Index, 2) All Items Supply Shortages Indicator, 3) Transport Price Pressure Indicator and Manufacturing PMI Comments Tracker data for 4) stockpiling due to supply or price concerns, and backlogs rising due to 5) staff shortages and 6) item shortages. A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply-chain volatility is increasing. The further above 0, the greater the extent to which capacity is being stretched. A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply-chain volatility. The further below 0, the greater the extent to which capacity is being underutilized. A Supply Chain Volatility Index is also published at a regional level for Europe, Asia, North America and the UK. The regional indices measure the performance of supply-chains connected to those parts of the world. For more information on PMI surveys, PMI Comments Trackers and PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators, the GEP Supply Chain Volatility Index methodologies, please contact economics@ihsmarkit.com.