NAM Monday Economic Report – November 17, 2014
Manufacturers produced $2.085 trillion in value-added in the second quarter, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
NAM Monday Economic Report – November 10, 2014
Last week, we received a number of encouraging reports on the state of the manufacturing sector and the U.S. economy.
NAM Monday Economic Report – November 3, 2014
The U.S. economy grew 3.5 percent at the annual rate in the third quarter, representing decent growth following the disappointing first half of 2014.
Prosperity in the Age of Decline
In his address to VMA’s Annual Meeting in September, ITR Economist Alan Beaulieu was generally optimistic. “Life is good right now in the U.S.,” said Beaulieu. “The 2014 rate of economic growth was a bit higher than the 3.8% we had projected, and while the rate of growth will slow a bit in 2015, it is still expected to rise by 2.4% next year.”
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NAM Monday Economic Report – October 20, 2014
Here is the summary for this week’s Monday Economic Report:
Global financial markets were highly volatile last week, with investors concerned about slower growth in Europe and an Ebola outbreak in the United States, among other factors.
NAM Monday Economic Report – October 6, 2014
Several recent indicators have shown marked improvements in the U.S. economy and for manufacturing activity, particularly when compared to earlier in the year.
NAM Monday Economic Report – September 22, 2014
Manufacturing production declined unexpectedly in August, led lower by reduced motor vehicle output.
NAM Monday Economic Report – September 8, 2014
The U.S. economy added 142,000 nonfarm payroll workers in August, a disappointing figure given signs of a rebound in many other indicators lately.
Evaluating and Proving SIS Safety Levels
Because the equipment used in a safety instrumented system (SIS) application has a critical job, such equipment must be carefully evaluated and justified.
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