by Keira Wingate | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
The Commerce Department will release the advanced durable goods report on Monday. Economists expect a positive report after February’s slight decline, the first decline in nine months. With high vaccination rates in March, the report should signal an...
by Keira Wingate | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
Jennifer Peters was looking for another quarantine project and a bit of an escape at the start of the year. When the offer to buy a NASCAR-sticker-covered 2001 Damon Daybreak RV fell into her lap in February, she and her husband jumped on the opportunity. “My kids are...
by Keira Wingate | Mar 26, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
Long-lasting goods orders in February showed the first decrease in nine months, but economists say to take this report with a grain of salt. Orders for manufactured durable goods fell 1.1% from January, a modest loss of $2.9 billion, the Census Bureau reported on...
by Keira Wingate | Feb 28, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
American households and businesses ordered more long-lasting goods in January, a sign that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t slowed down consumer or business spending. The Department of Commerce said Thursday that the growth rate increased 3.4% on long-lasting goods like...
