The leaves are on the ground, the wind’s a bit brisk, and children are filing through pumpkin patches looking for the perfect gourd.

Meanwhile, you’re at the office, trying to work your company’s metals and materials spend into the budget for next year. (How’s that going?)

If it’s not as easy as you’ve always hoped, our Monthly MMI® Report for October is here to help – download it free now:

Detailed highlights from this month’s report:

• Why the strength of the US dollar – at historical highs right now – is messing with metal prices
• Which metal verticals and industry sectors suffered, and which escaped unscathed (hint: only a single MMI index moved in a positive direction).
• Why you should pay attention to the disconnect between the US economy and those in Europe and Asia
• What you get when you subscribe to MetalMiner’s full metal price forecasts, covering 10 metal forms

To bolster your own intelligence-gathering, and to start planning for next month – and next quarter – don’t wait; grab the report today.