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applegrove

(128,060 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2025, 04:41 PM Sep 3

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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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U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for 6th Straight Month (Original Post) applegrove Sep 3 OP

I must have heard wrong. Weren't tariffs going to increase mfg in America? Norrrm Sep 3 #1

You misunderstood. 'mfg' stood for muriel_volestrangler Sep 3 #2

And I thought manufacturing was a verb! GreenWave Sep 3 #3

Inventing statistics! Piloting talking points! Beta-Testing bullshit! Reverse-engineering reality! hatrack Sep 3 #4

All those new jobs? Norrrm Sep 3 #5

Norrrm

(2,917 posts)

1. I must have heard wrong. Weren't tariffs going to increase mfg in America?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 04:52 PM

Sep 3

muriel_volestrangler

(104,632 posts)

2. You misunderstood. 'mfg' stood for

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 05:44 PM

Sep 3

'mother fucking grift'.

GreenWave

(11,507 posts)

3. And I thought manufacturing was a verb!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:26 PM

Sep 3

making up contracts?

hatrack

(63,494 posts)

4. Inventing statistics! Piloting talking points! Beta-Testing bullshit! Reverse-engineering reality!

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:34 PM

Sep 3

See, 'Murka is a manufacturing nation once again!!

Norrrm

(2,917 posts)

5. All those new jobs?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:42 PM

Sep 3

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