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U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for 6th Straight Month
U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for 6th Straight Month
September 3, 2025 at 11:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 174 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/03/u-s-manufacturing-contracts-for-6th-straight-month/
U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump administration’s import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current business environment as “much worse than the Great Recession,” Reuters reports.
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making up contracts?
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