Article: Manufacturing holds up despite fuel crisis

Article: Fuel crisis fallout 'is not over yet'
Evening Standard - London;  October 2, 2000 ;     611 words ... ... not helped by the fuel crisis, which had its largest ... immense pressure, purchasing managers acted strategically ... full impact of the fuel crisis may be still to appear ... input prices in the Purchasing Managers Index data which ...

Article: Growth cools as fuel crisis hits retail and service ...
Evening News - Scotland;  October 5, 2000 ;     426 words ...THE fuel crisis that paralysed Britain ... expectations. "The fuel crisis clearly had an impact ... activity was also hit by the fuel crisis and price pressures mounted ... professional practice, said: "Purchasing managers fought to minimise rising ...

Article: Fuel crisis takes toll on industry
The Scotsman;  October 3, 2000 ;     638 words ... ... disruptive economic impact of the fuel crisis was confirmed yesterday by data revealing ... the soaring cost of oil, the latest purchasing managers' survey of manufacturing industry ... cent. Meanwhile, the detail of the purchasing managers' report underlined the oil protests ...

Article: Industry shrugs off impact of fuel crisis
The Independent - London;  October 3, 2000 ;     455 words ... ... fuel shortages hit deliveries, according to the monthly purchasing managers' survey. However, economists said it was surprising ... yet achieved a sustainable degree of convergence. The purchasing managers' survey is not expected to have much sway of the Monetary ...

Article: MONEY: UK back into growth.(Money Page)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 2, 2000 ;     258 words ...Manufacturers had a better month in November after the end of the fuel crisis, says the Purchasing Managers' Index. The index moved back into growth after a mini-slump in October.

Article: Services sector rebounds, but not all is rosy
Evening Standard - London;  November 3, 2000 ;     433 words ... ... brisk pace enjoyed prior to September's fuel crisis. The closely-watched purchasing managers' report from the Chartered Institute of ... in new business during October after the fuel crisis-induced drop in September. The pickup ...

Article: PURCHASING MANAGERS FORESEE SLOW GROWTH
The Journal Record;  January 20, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... Oklahoma this year by a survey of state purchasing managers. The fourth quarter 1988 report ... in Des Moines, Iowa, surveyed purchasing managers in 10 Great Plains states. Drake ... increased for 39 percent of the Oklahoma purchasing managers, down from 50 percent in the third ...