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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Thomas Index Report.
In today’s Report, we’ll look at some of the Q1 2022 national industrial sourcing and sector-specific procurement trends highlighted in the newly published Sourcing Activity Snapshot report. These proprietary insights are based on data from the 70,000 product and service categories on Thomasnet.com.
The five states with the most sourcing activity on Thomasnet.com were:
Our data shows that the top 5 products by sourcing activity volume on Thomasnet.com were:
To see the full list of all 20 top products and services, download the free Q1 2022 Sourcing Activity Snapshot.
This quarter, the Sourcing Activity Snapshot also introduced new sector-specific data analysis for a range of key industries including aerospace, medical and healthcare, and construction. As a preview, let’s delve into sourcing activity specific to the automotive sector. Not surprisingly, Michigan had the most automotive-related search activity on the platform. The top 3 searches were for wipes and wipers, cleaning compounds, and stamping services. More specifically, engineers in the automotive sector were sourcing for additive manufacturing services, while automotive MRO professionals were looking for etching services and supply chain managers were focused on procuring finders.
To learn more about Q1 industrial sourcing activity, national procurement themes, and sector-specific trends, download the free Q1 2022 Sourcing Activity Snapshot report.
I’m Cathy Ma, and this is the Thomas Index Report.
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