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How Procurement can help to drive Supplier-led innovation

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In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. This is shifting the balance of power in the business-supplier relationship, with the most innovative suppliers able to pick and choose who they work with.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”). 3] Because economists often consider food and energy prices to be too volatile, they may pull those items out to see what is called “core inflation.” [4] CPI First, consider the U.S. January 2023 +6.4%