Video| Best and Worst Changes in DWC (% by industry) |
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| Most Improved | ||
| Aerospace and Defense | -8 | |
| Broadline Retailers | -4 | |
| Computers | -13 | |
| Containers and Packaging | -12 | |
| Cosmetics/Personal Care | -7 | |
| Food Retailers and Wholesalers | -15 | |
| Major Oil Companies | -10 | |
| Worst Deterioration | ||
| Air-freight Couriers | +13 | |
| Construction | +12 | |
| Pharmaceuticals | +1 | |
| Soft Drinks | +4 | |
| Telecommunications | +6 | |
| Source: REL Consultancy Group | ||
| Slowing Down U.S. and European companies demonstrated similar, slowing levels of working capital improvements. |
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| COMPANY | DSO | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Change 2004-2003 | Change 2003-2002 | |||||||||||||
| Total U.S. (excluding automotive) | 40.9 | -1.0% | -3.7% | ||||||||||||
| Total U.S. | 50.8 | -2.5% | -3.5% | ||||||||||||
| Total Europe (excluding automotive) | 50.9 | -1.7% | -1.9% | ||||||||||||
| Total Europe | 61.1 | -1.1% | -0.2% | ||||||||||||
| COMPANY | DIO | ||
| 2004 | Change 2004-2003 | Change 2003-2002 | |
| Total U.S. (excluding automotive) | 30.7 | -1.5% | -2.9% |
| Total U.S. | 30.5 | -1.2% | -2.7% |
| Total Europe (excluding automotive) | 33.7 | -1.4% | -3.2% |
| Total Europe | 34.7 | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| COMPANY | DPO | ||
| 2004 | Change 2004-2003 | Change 2003-2002 | |
| Total U.S. (excluding automotive) | 28.1 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| Total U.S. | 28.8 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| Total Europe (excluding automotive) | 40.7 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Total Europe | 41.2 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| COMPANY | DWC | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Change 2004-2003 | Change 2003-2002 | |||||||||||||
| Total U.S. (excluding automotive) | 43.5 | -2.5% | -4.2% | ||||||||||||
| Total U.S. | 52.5 | -3.6% | -4.1% | ||||||||||||
| Total Europe (excluding automotive) | 43.9 | -3.3% | -5.1% | ||||||||||||
| Total Europe | 54.6 | -2.2% | -2.3% | ||||||||||||
| Source: REL Consultancy Group | |||||||||||||||
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