Weekly Wrap Up For November 17, 2023

 Dr. Kuehl discusses the growing GDP, the worker shortage skills gap, and why the people coming into the U.S. are not likely to be the answer. He also touches on the Green Economy and the difficulties it is encountering.  Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business(R) discusses the strengths in …

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September 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing PMI® at 49% New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Employment and Production Expanding Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in September for the 11th consecutive monthfollowing a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s …

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Alef’s Flying Car Cleared for Takeoff by FAA

the following article was originally published by https://www.sme.org/ By Cameron Kerkau Associate Editor,SME Media Alef Aeronautics Inc.’s Model A flying car. (Photo provided by Alef) San Mateo, Calif.-based Alef Aeronautics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it received a Special Airworthiness Certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration for its Model A flying car, authorizing …

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June 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing PMI® at 46% New Orders, Production, Employment and Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in June for the eighth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply …

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May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9% New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Production and Employment Growing Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too High Prices Decreasing; Exports Unchanged; Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in May for the seventh consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the …

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April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing ISM Report On Business

Manufacturing PMI® at 47.1% New Orders and Production Contracting Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too High Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April for the sixth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply …

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Manufacturing companies double commitments

U.S. Manufacturing

The following story was originally published by Axios Companies have committed more than $200 billion to U.S. manufacturing projects as President Biden’s “effort to spark a new industrial revolution gains momentum,” according to a new Financial Times report. Why it matters: “The investment in semiconductor and clean tech investments is almost double the commitments made …

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March 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing ISM Report On Business

Manufacturing PMI® at 46.3% New Orders and Production Contracting Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in March for the fifth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply …

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North American Outlook – Inflation Is The Focus

This article originally appeared in the March issue of Manufacturing Outlook. For a limited time we are offering a FREE subscription to Manufacturing Outlook, our monthly manufacturing newsletter. For more details, Click Here.   by Chris Kuehl I suppose I have offered the same definition of an economist about a thousand times by now.  “Somebody …

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