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The U.S. economy generated 2.95 million net new nonfarm payroll workers in 2014, the fastest annual pace since 1999.
January 12, 2015
Growth in manufacturing activity slowed somewhat in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The headline purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped from 58.7 in November to 55.5 in December, its lowest level in six months.
January 5, 2015
The biggest domestic economic news story last week was actually a global one: The price of petroleum continued to plummet.
December 15, 2014
This morning, we will release the results from the latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers.
December 8, 2014
Central banks around the world have acted recently in an attempt to lift a sagging global economy.
November 24, 2014
Manufacturers produced $2.085 trillion in value-added in the second quarter, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
November 17, 2014
Last week, we received a number of encouraging reports on the state of the manufacturing sector and the U.S. economy.
November 10, 2014
The U.S. economy grew 3.5 percent at the annual rate in the third quarter, representing decent growth following the disappointing first half of 2014.
November 3, 2014
What a difference a week makes.
October 27, 2014
In his address to VMA’s Annual Meeting in September, ITR Economist Alan Beaulieu was generally optimistic. “Life is good right now in the U.S.,” said Beaulieu. “The 2014 rate of economic growth was a bit higher than the 3.8% we had projected, and while the rate of growth will slow a bit in 2015, it is still expected to rise by 2.4% next year.”
October 27, 2014
Here is the summary for this week’s Monday Economic Report: Global financial markets were highly volatile last week, with investors concerned about slower growth in Europe and an Ebola outbreak in the United States, among other factors.
October 20, 2014
Several recent indicators have shown marked improvements in the U.S. economy and for manufacturing activity, particularly when compared to earlier in the year.
October 6, 2014
