US Steel Industry Ranks Fourth in the World The US steel industry ranks fourth in the world and in the week ending September 25, 2021, raw steel production was 1,880,000 net tons at an ACUR of 85.2%, up 0.3% from the previous week. In a sour note, I just became aware, as I have not [...]
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) April 2016 Manufacturing Report on Business Reports Economic Activity Expanded The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) issued its April 2016 Manufacturing Report on Business and reports economic activity expanded in April for the second consecutive month while the overall economy grew for the 83rd consecutive month. The April PMI [...]
Briefings from the Metals Service Center Institute North American Manufacturing Advocacy news for 2/4/13: “A new study by the American Action Forum finds that even with the 2010 health care reform law in place, individual and small group insurance premiums will continue to rise over the next several years.” AAF concludes, “There is now a [...]
Led by declines in production related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index or CFNAI decreased to +0.02 in December from +0.27 in November. The index’s 3 month moving average, CFNAI-MA3 edged up from -0.13 in November to -0.11 in December, its tenth consecutive reading below zero which suggests that growth in national economic activity [...]
Can you believe the gutless wonders we have as legislators? None of us opposes helping the people whose lives have been forever altered by Hurricane Sandy. We are Americans. That is what we do for our fellowmen (and women and children, lest I be politically incorrect) in times of need. What I do not like [...]
