Intratec Industry Economics Subscription Evolves into Industry Economics & Competitiveness
Intratec is announcing a major upgrade to Industry Economics Worldwide, our solution designed to help companies assess and monitor key drivers of manufacturing competitiveness across strategic countries.
As global supply chains, industrial policies, energy markets, logistics conditions, labor availability, and macroeconomic factors continue to evolve, companies need a broader and more integrated view of what makes one country more competitive than another for commodity manufacturing.
To better support this type of analysis, Industry Economics Worldwide will become Industry Economics & Competitiveness.
The upgrade expands the solution beyond cost datasets and indexes, introducing a more comprehensive framework for evaluating country-level competitiveness in commodity manufacturing.
A Broader View of Manufacturing Competitiveness
The upgraded solution will provide a wider set of insights into the factors that shape how countries compare as locations for industrial operations.
In addition to established datasets such as industrial utility costs, plant construction cost indexes, and plant location factors, it will incorporate broader analyses covering important cost and market drivers, including:
- Labor costs and productivity
- Freight costs
- Logistics conditions
- Taxes
- Macroeconomic environment
Together, these indicators will help users better understand how different countries compare as locations for commodity manufacturing activities.
New Country-Level Reports
A key addition is the introduction of monthly country-level PDF reports.
These reports will provide structured analyses of individual countries, helping users evaluate the main factors influencing manufacturing competitiveness in each location. The format is designed to make the content easier to interpret, share, and apply in strategic discussions, feasibility studies, benchmarking exercises, and investment planning.
Industry-Specific Competitiveness Rankings
Industry Economics & Competitiveness will also introduce country benchmarking and rankings.
Each country will be assessed against the other countries covered, providing both overall and industry-specific perspectives on competitiveness. This will help users identify relative strengths and weaknesses across countries and understand how competitive positioning varies depending on the industry being analyzed.
New Labor Cost Dataset
As part of the upgrade, Intratec is introducing a new dataset covering construction and manufacturing labor costs, as well as productivity indicators.
Labor is a critical factor in industrial competitiveness, particularly when comparing locations for plant construction, maintenance activities, and manufacturing operations. Incorporating labor-related data gives users a more complete view of country-level cost structures.
Enhanced Construction Cost Methodology
The upgrade also includes improvements to Intratec's construction cost methodology, designed to provide more reliable Plant Construction Cost Indexes and Plant Location Factors and support better comparisons of industrial construction costs across countries.
About Intratec Solutions
Intratec Solutions — Independent Commodity, Energy & Industrial Intelligence. In operation since 2002, Intratec turns complex commodity and industrial data into clear, comparable intelligence. Its AI-enabled products cover prices, market dynamics, production economics, and the broader conditions that shape competitiveness. More at intratec.us.