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Philly Manufacturing Activity Sees Highest Level Since 2021, While Future Expectations Ease
In July, Philadelphia’s regional manufacturing activity expanded to its highest level since November 2021, with the index for general business activity climbing from 10.3 to 41.4. This month, 53.1% reported increases, while 11.7% reported decreases. New orders rose, moving up from 27.3 to 37.0, while shipments advanced from 14.9 to 33.7. Meanwhile, the employment index …
Factory Output Stalls, with Mixed Results Across Market Groups
Industrial production edged up 0.1% in June, while manufacturing output stayed the same after ticking up 0.1% in May. At 97.9% of its 2017 average, manufacturing production moved up 1.1% from June 2025. Capacity utilization for manufacturing was 75.7%, down slightly from 75.8% in May but up 1.1% over the past year. Capacity utilization remained …
Wholesale Prices Retreat After Energy Goods Reverse Course
The Producer Price Index for final demand (also known as wholesale prices) declined 0.3% over the month in June after rising 0.6% in May. Over the year, producer prices increased 5.5%, down from the 6.0% gain in May. Meanwhile, prices for final demand excluding foods, energy and trade services climbed 5.1% from June 2025, a …
Inflation Eases After Energy Prices Drop
In June, consumer prices decreased 0.4% from May, the largest monthly decline since April 2020, but rose 3.5% over the year, down from the 4.2% annual rise in May. Core CPI, which excludes more volatile energy and food prices, stayed the same in June but increased 2.6% over the year, down from the 2.9% 12-month …
**Media Advisory** NAM to Host Capitol Hill Reception with Chairman Jason Smith to Celebrate Tax Wins Across America
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, July 21, the National Association of Manufacturers will host a Capitol Hill reception commemorating the one-year anniversary of H.R. 1. The event will feature remarks from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and bring together manufacturers from across the country to highlight how the historic tax law …
Puritan Medical Products: Manufacturing in the U.S. Is Thriving
The best is yet to come for manufacturing in the U.S., Puritan Medical Products leadership says in a new op-ed for
How GE Appliances Is Redefining Flexibility on the Plant Floor
GE Appliances is rethinking flexibility on the plant floor, and the results are paying off for its workforce. A recent another 3.8 million employees by 2033, and struggling to fill roles left by retiring workers, flexibility is an important recruitment and retention strategy. Dive deeper: The MI is proud to welcome GE Appliances as sponsor …
Alcoa’s Gallium Plant in Australia Gets Green Light
Alcoa has gotten approval to construct a new critical mineral facility in Western Australia (critical mineral policy agenda.”
U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Brazil
The U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on all imports from Brazil, with certain exceptions, following the Section 301 investigation opened last year. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Final Notice of Action cites “certain of Brazil’s acts, policies and practices at issue in the investigation.” The details: The final notice included some Annex II exemptions, largely the same …
New Jersey Opens Door to New Nuclear Plant Development
As federal leaders are making strides to expand nuclear energy development, New Jersey is following suit. What’s going on: On Monday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation directing state energy regulators to begin procuring at least one new nuclear power plant to meet rising energy demand over the next decade (World Nuclear News). The current nuclear …
