The First-Ever Tool for Downstream Analysis
IMPLAN's Forward Linkages Suite Unlocks New Economic Insights
The First-Ever Tool for Downstream Analysis
IMPLAN's Forward Linkages Suite Unlocks New Economic Insights
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Understand what's next...
Then see the ripple effect.
Price changes don’t stop at the point of sale. Now you can capture their impact as they ripple forward through entire supply chains. IMPLAN’s new Cost-Push Insights empower you to measure these downstream effects, giving you unprecedented visibility into how price shifts and industry contributions impact the broader economy.
Whether you’re planning around tariffs, preparing for supply chain disruptions, or determining the value an industry creates across future stages, IMPLAN’s Forward Linkages Suite complements IMPLAN’s existing tools by providing a 360-degree view of interdependencies.
What's New?
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Price Change (Cost-Push) Insights:
Model the impact of price changes on your selected good or service. Enter a percentage change or before-and-after prices to see how those shifts cascade across industries. - Analyze national or sub-national regions
- Evaluate tariff impacts, supply chain disruptions, or operational efficiencies
- Support smarter pricing strategies, forecasts, and policy analysis
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Downstream Contribution Insights:
Understand how industries create value beyond their immediate outputs. See the full value chain for your selected industry and measure how it drives activity forward in the economy. - Track the first three rounds of downstream effects on a supply chain
- Quantify contributions to output, GDP, and employment
- Combine upstream and downstream views for a 360° perspective
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Downstream Multipliers:
Every new IMPLAN model build now includes downstream multipliers, detailing the supply chain relationships that drive industries forward. Existing models gain these multipliers when run in a Downstream Contribution Guide analysis. - Reveal how industries push value through supply chains
- Benchmark industry influence and compare scenarios
- Strengthen investment and development strategies
Why It Matters
Why It Matters
Recent tariff-driven supply chain shocks pushed U.S. wholesale prices up 0.9% in a single month, the largest jump in over three years. With volatility like this, businesses and policymakers need sharper tools to prepare for the future.
The Cost-Push Insights help you…
- Anticipate pricing shifts driven by tariffs, transportation, energy, or resource risks
- Understand downstream value creation across supply chains
- Build resilient strategies in the face of economic disruption
See It In Action
Gain a deeper understanding of the Forward Linkages Suite with our detailed support article. Learn how this groundbreaking new feature allows you to analyze cost-push and supply-driven effects, providing crucial insights into economic impacts from pricing shifts, supply chain disruptions, and more.
Who It’s For
Who It’s For
How to Use It
Technology Efficiency Gains
Showcase how productivity enhancements and operational innovations can reduce costs across the value chain, empowering pricing decisions and accelerating technology adoption across key business functions.
Environmental Resource Risks
Forecast price volatility from climate, disease, or ecological threats.
Transportation Cost Shifts
Analyze how fluctuations in transport-related expenses affect overall product costs, helping businesses proactively adjust pricing or sourcing strategies based on mode-specific risks.
Supply Chain Disruptions
Evaluate how elevated pricing in a good or service, resulting from strikes, tariffs, or natural disasters, affects prices across the economy, informing decisions about a business's supply chain.
Tariff Effects on U.S.-Made Goods
Track how tariff-driven cost changes in domestic goods propagate through supply chains to fine-tune sourcing and pricing.
Energy-Saving Technologies
Highlight the downstream cost benefits of adopting efficient energy solutions, giving stakeholders clear visibility into how sustainability investments drive price optimization across production and distribution.
How to Use It
Technology Efficiency Gains
Showcase how productivity enhancements and operational innovations can reduce costs across the value chain, empowering pricing decisions and accelerating technology adoption across key business functions.
Environmental Resource Risks
Forecast price volatility from climate, disease, or ecological threats.
Transportation Cost Shifts
Analyze how fluctuations in transport-related expenses affect overall product costs, helping businesses proactively adjust pricing or sourcing strategies based on mode-specific risks.
Supply Chain Disruptions
Evaluate how elevated pricing in a good or service, resulting from strikes, tariffs, or natural disasters, affects prices across the economy, informing decisions about a business's supply chain.
Tariff Effects on U.S.-Made Goods
Track how tariff-driven cost changes in domestic goods propagate through supply chains to fine-tune sourcing and pricing.
Energy-Saving Technologies
Highlight the downstream cost benefits of adopting efficient energy solutions, giving stakeholders clear visibility into how sustainability investments drive price optimization across production and distribution.
Understand what's next...
Then see the ripple effect.
Price changes don’t stop at the point of sale. Now you can capture their impact as they ripple forward through entire supply chains. IMPLAN’s new Forward Linkages Suite empowers you to measure these downstream effects, giving you unprecedented visibility into how price shifts and industry contributions impact the broader economy.
Whether you’re planning around tariffs, preparing for supply chain disruptions, or determining the value an industry creates across future stages, IMPLAN’s Forward Linkages Suite complements IMPLAN’s existing tools by providing a 360-degree view of interdependencies.
