How will raw material prices and other factor cost drivers influence the overall of cost of goods sold for product being sourced out of China? This outlook gives our readers a clear understanding of the key factors that drive production costs in China for hardline manufacturers. We review global demand, currency markets, metals pricing and freight and consider how the outlook for each of these drivers will influence the cost of hardlines manufactured in China. This semi-annual publication is distributed to our clients and offers a summary of our in depth research. It is used by Sertus and our clients to extract savings from more effective purchasing management and deliveries given the specific outlook for each segment covered.