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Freight Recession Drags On: Trucking Volumes Slide Again Despite Capacity Exits
Carriers including XPO, Old Dominion, FedEx Freight and TFI report drops in tonnage as soft demand prolongs a…
Textile Manufacturers Say Raw Material Prices Are Moving in the Wrong Direction Right Now
Of the 18 U.S. manufacturing industries, only one reported paying increased prices for raw materials in…
Apparel Bucks First Production Falloff Since May 2020
Of the 18 US manufacturing industries, only one reported growth in new orders in November—apparel, leather…
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Manufacturers Cite First Raw Materials Price Drop in 28 Months
However, the U.S. manufacturing sector's expansion is at its "lowest rate since the coronavirus pandemic…
Global Production Outlook Bleak, But Steadying
U.S. private sector firms registered a softer fall in output during September, according to the latest PMI…
Textile Mills Still Say They’re Paying More for Raw Materials
"Manufacturing inventories expanded at a faster rate compared to June, registering their highest level since…
Here’s What’s Going On in Some of the World’s Biggest Manufacturing Zones
The S&P Global Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI indicated a slower improvement in operating conditions across the…
New Alarm Bells for Raw Materials Prices
Plus, Vietnam's latest covid wave last month hit factory workers hard and pushed "output back into…
December Global PMI Data Shows Cautious Improvement, Economic ‘Resilience’
"Manufacturing output growth even picked up slightly amid a marked easing in the number of supply chain…
Apparel and Home Led November’s US Manufacturing Uptick
What's more, an "overwhelming majority" of companies is trying to bolster their workforces with new hires…
ISM Report Shows Raw Materials Prices Up, On-Time Delivery Down
The increasing price of inputs, port delays and inventory backlogs reported were consistent with the trends…
Supply Chain Disruptions Limited Global Production Growth in September
European manufacturing dominated the growth rankings, with nine of the 10 top readings, while U.S…
As Countries Still Grapple With Covid, Divergent Production Emerges
June Purchasing Manufacturers Index data signaled the fastest improvement in the health of the U.S…
Global Manufacturing Picked Up in March—in Some Cases at Record Levels
March PMI data from IHS Markit indicated the second-strongest improvement in the health of the U.S…
Business Activity Stabilizes But Still Shaken by Covid
December saw increased optimism over the beginning of vaccine distribution, but it also brought fresh…