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August 12, 2026
In this April 22 photo, Marie Tibbott sorts product at EIP Manufacturing in Earlville, Iowa.
Supply Chain
US Wholesale Prices Up Record 6.6% Over Past Year
Prices jumped 0.8% in May, led by rising food costs.
June 15, 2021
Gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao, China, June 4, 2021.
Operations
US Trade Deficit Dips To $68.9B with Exports Up
The improvement follows a record March deficit.
June 8, 2021
In this Thursday, April 22, 2021 file photo, Marie Tibbott sorts product at EIP Manufacturing in Earlville, Iowa. Growth in U.S. manufacturing picked up in May, even as supply chain problems persist and businesses continue to struggle to find workers. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Tuesday, June 1 that its index of manufacturing activity rose in May to a reading of 61.2 from 60.7 in April.
Operations
US Productivity Growth Unrevised At 5.4% Rate In Q1
Labor costs rose at a 1.7% rate in the first quarter.
June 3, 2021
In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021 file photo, an employee manually assembles a circuit-board element before a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a Nanotronics manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed slightly in April, reflecting in part supply-chain troubles, after hitting a 37-year high in March.
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US Manufacturing Growth Slows in April
It hit a 37-year high in March.
May 3, 2021
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Operations
US Factories Grow at Fastest Pace Since Mid-2018
The December activity gauge was up 3.2 percentage points from November.
January 5, 2021
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Operations
Durable Goods Orders Jump 7.3%
The June gain in orders for big-ticket goods was better than expected.
July 27, 2020
In this July 31, 2019 file photo, The Federal Reserve logo is shown before the start of a scheduled news conference by Chairman Jerome Powell when it ends its latest policy meeting in Washington.
Regulation
Fed Says 'Full Range of Tools' in Play to Counter Pandemic
The hope is to pull the country out of a recession brought on by a global pandemic.
June 12, 2020
The buildings of the banking district are seen in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Due to the coronavirus the economy expects worldwide heavy losses.
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Worst Year Since Depression
The IMF says the global economy will shrink 3% in 2020.
April 14, 2020
In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo a clothes washer, left, and dryer, center, are on display at a Home Depot store location, in Boston. Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose by a solid amount in February 2020, but the gain came before the coronavirus had shut down much of the country. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, March 25, durable goods orders rose 1.2% last month, rebounding from January when orders had shown a tiny 0.1% gain.
Operations
Big-Ticket Factory Orders Up 1.2% in February
The gain came before the coronavirus had shut down much of the country.
March 25, 2020
Visitors to the Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel due to closures over coronavirus concerns, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in New York. Applications for jobless benefits are surging in some states as coronavirus concerns shake the U.S. economy. The sharp increase comes as governments have ordered millions of workers, students and shoppers to stay home as a precaution against spreading the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
Regulation
Unemployment Claims Jump By 70,000
Virus prevention is causing a surge in layoffs.
March 19, 2020
In this file photo Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference.
Supply Chain
Powell: Economy Looks Resilient
The Fed is monitoring developments stemming from the coronavirus, which could lead to disruptions in China that spill over throughout the global economy.
February 11, 2020
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US Companies Added 291,000 Jobs in January
It was a big increase from December.
February 5, 2020
This file photo shows the waterfront in Portland, Maine. The Commerce Department recently issued the first estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter.
Supply Chain
U.S. Economy Grew 2.1 Percent in Q4
Growth has slowed significantly due to a number of global uncertainties.
January 30, 2020
In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX airplane being built is shown on the assembly line in Renton, Wash. Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose in December 2019 as a big jump in demand for military aircraft offset a sharp decline in commercial aircraft. Demand for commercial aircraft fell a sharp 74.7 percent, reflecting the struggle Boeing has had getting its troubles Boeing has had with its troubled 737 Max plane following two fatal crashes.
Operations
US Durable Goods Up in December
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose in December.
January 28, 2020