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US Manufacturing Overview for 2024 With ITR Economist Michael Feuz
By ITR Economics on July 11, 2024

ITR Economist and Speaker Michael Feuz provides our outlook for the US manufacturing industry in 2024 and over the next few years. He details how long each market will be under the economic...

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4 Pieces of Advice for Nonresidential Construction in 2024
By ITR Economics on June 25, 2024

Most nonresidential construction sectors have transitioned into Phase C, Slowing Growth, and many are feeling the weight of a potential recessionary phase. Not only that, but other...

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Manufacturing Q&A

High-Tech Manufacturing Overview With ITR Economist Director Eric Post
By ITR Economics on June 18, 2024

In recent years we have seen a boon in manufacturing tied to high-tech applications including semiconductors, computers, and communications equipment. With semiconductors and high-tech...

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Know the Difference Between ‘Excess’ and ‘Elevated’
By ITR Economics on June 13, 2024

Our blog last week noted that inventories are normalizing relative to their pre-pandemic trajectory. This is a positive development, given the way excess inventories tie up the holder’s...

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Inventory Trends: A COVID-Echo Shows Early Signs of Easing
By ITR Economics on June 6, 2024

If you did the grocery shopping in the early spring of 2020, you probably bought everything you thought you might need for at least the next two weeks and then some.

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From the President's Desk Manufacturing

3 Key Takeaways From the Steel Scrap Producer Price Index
By Alan Beaulieu on May 16, 2024

Overview The US Steel Scrap Producer Price Index in the first quarter averaged 4.1% below the first quarter of 2023 (3/12 rate-of-change). Reliable leading indicators point to relatively...

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