Q3 Procurement Predicted to Focus on 3D Printing, Shipping

Welcome to the Thomas Index Report for the week of July 19th. In today’s Index Report, we’ll take a brief look back on industrial sourcing activity and national procurement trends over the course of Q2 2021 based on data from our more than 70,000 product and service categories on Thomasnet.com. We’ll also share our predictions for two areas we expect will see a substantial spike in sourcing activity in Q3. Starting with the top 5 products by sourcing activity volume at Thomasnet.com, our data shows that the top categories were: Adhesives Medical Equipment & Supplies Steel Packaging Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) The top 5 services were: Machining Engineering Services CNC Machining Commercial Printing Services Plumbing Contractors.