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(128,067 posts) Wed Sep 3, 2025, 04:41 PM Sep 3

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U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for 6th Straight Month [View all]

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 [View all] 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

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