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But Trend Is Lower
- Industrial production rose in November with the end of the auto strike but is down over the past year.
- High interest rates continue to weigh on the industrial sector.
- PNC expects a decline in industrial production in 2024.
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Faces of Manufacturing is a new show to Michigan Business Network. Cindy Kangas, Executive Director, CAMC, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing, Michigan, co-hosts with Joy Wagner, HR Manager of Granger Waste Services, also Lansing.
Cindy and Joy strive to share the corporate culture, personal stories, and unique personalities of those making a living in manufacturing today, in Michigan. With that in mind, this month they connected with Jerry Norris, who obtained a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan, with a focus on Computer Science. He began his career with the Unisys Corporation as a Quality Engineer and ISO 9000 Lead Auditor in 1988. Throughout the years, he moved up through the ranks of the quality profession (i.e. Quality Manager, Director of Quality, and VP of Quality).
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to Highest this Year in Early-December
- Initial claims for unemployment were 202,000 in the week ending December 9, down by 19,000 from the previous week. The four-week moving average fell by 8,000 to 213,000.
- Continuing claims rose by 20,000 to 1.876 million in the week ending December. The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to its highest level this year.
- The initial and continuing claims data are consistent with a strong labor market but easing job growth.
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Reiterating Lack of Supply-Side Price Pressures
- Topline PPI was unchanged in November 2023 versus October.
- Core PPI, less Food & Energy, also saw no increase in November 2023, the second consecutive unchanged monthly result for this measure.
- PPI for Final Demand: Services posted no gains for November 2023, now up only 2.1% versus one year ago.
- Producers’ Energy prices fell for a second straight month, down 1.2% in November 2023.
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