Here’s some amazing news the liberal media is completely ignoring. The United States just had a banner year for manufacturing. In fact, it was the best year since 2004!
Bloomberg reported:
Manufacturing in the U.S. Just Accelerated to Its Best Year Since 2004
U.S. manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
Key Takeaways
The survey-based measure of factory activity — the year’s second-highest behind September, when storm-related supply delays boosted the index — brings the 2017 average to 57.6, the best in 13 years. The latest gain extends a string of strong readings that’s been fueled by more domestic business investment, improving global economies and steady spending by American households.
A common refrain from companies surveyed, though, was difficulty finding highly-skilled labor, and some firms are paying higher wages to attract the workforce needed, ISM manufacturing survey committee chairman Timothy Fiore said on a conference call with reporters.
The acceleration in bookings indicates production will remain robust in coming months as factories race to limit mounting order backlogs amid declining customer inventories. Increasing export orders underscore improvement in global markets.
Check out this chart!
Manufacturing job growth is outpacing overall job growth — for the first time in years. pic.twitter.com/NNUieIKnC5
— Jed Kolko (@JedKolko) January 3, 2018
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