Category: National Association of Manufacturers

Business Equipment Spending Plunges in an Ominous Sign for US Economy

Spending on business equipment fell in the month of September amid an overall decline in manufacturing activity, signaling a lack in business confidence across the economy. Core capital goods orders—non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft—fell by 0.7 percent in September, to $74.77 billion from $75.33 billion in the previous month, according to an Oct. 27…


Study: Tax Hikes to Cause 1 Million Job Losses by 2023

WASHINGTON—New tax increases proposed by President Joe Biden would kill one million jobs and harm the economy, a new study released by the nation’s largest manufacturing association states. For manufacturers, the tax reform of 2017 was like “rocket fuel” and if the new administration rolls back those reforms, “manufacturing workers will lose out on jobs,…