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ISM’s Prices Index Jumps 6.8 Points to 77.9 as Manufacturing Expands for a Ninth Month
Grainger Tops the 2026 Big 50 at $17.9 Billion. Four Distributors Follow at $8 Billion or More.
73% of B2B Buyers Will Now Place an Order Above $50,000 Online, Up From 59% in 2022
B2B Buyers Spend 29% More With Suppliers That Get the Buying Experience Right
The Typical B2B Purchase Now Involves 13 Insiders and 9 Outsiders
18% of Marketing Leaders Have Cut Roles to Automation. Gartner Sees the Bottom Rung Gone by 2030.
Manufacturers Expect Sales Up 4.3% and Costs Up 5.0%. Prices Get Only 3.7%.
IMTS 2026 Draws More Than 90,000 Registrants and a Record Floor Density
ISM’s Prices Index Jumps 6.8 Points to 77.9 as Manufacturing Expands for a Ninth Month
Grainger Tops the 2026 Big 50 at $17.9 Billion. Four Distributors Follow at $8 Billion or More.
73% of B2B Buyers Will Now Place an Order Above $50,000 Online, Up From 59% in 2022
B2B Buyers Spend 29% More With Suppliers That Get the Buying Experience Right
The Typical B2B Purchase Now Involves 13 Insiders and 9 Outsiders
18% of Marketing Leaders Have Cut Roles to Automation. Gartner Sees the Bottom Rung Gone by 2030.
Manufacturers Expect Sales Up 4.3% and Costs Up 5.0%. Prices Get Only 3.7%.
IMTS 2026 Draws More Than 90,000 Registrants and a Record Floor Density
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ISM’s Prices Index reached 77.9 in September, up 6.8 points from 71.1 in August. Raw materials prices have now risen for 24 straight months. The Institute for Supply Management released its September Manufacturing PMI Report on October 1.
