DECEMBER 2024 – Manufacturing Sector 2024 Recap

What a difference a year makes……………. Closing out our 2024 chapter brings continued and renewed optimism for the overall domestic Manufacturing sector. The political climate has most certainly shifted as we prepare for a new administration to take the reins in January 2025. For the manufacturing sector, this is likely to bring more opportunity than risk as we lean into new and renewed opportunities to embrace the value of a strong Manufacturing sector as a foundational aspect of our overall economy. After all, U.S Manufacturing is a $7 Trillion industry.

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DECEMBER 2022 – Manufacturing Sector 2022 Recap

What a difference a year makes. Closing out our 2022 chapter brings with it a look back at what can only be considered a very interesting year to say the least. At this time last year, the Manufacturing sector was navigating through continued Supply Chain headwinds with respect to material availability and costs, labor availability, and significant challenges in the logistics aspect of the overall manufacturing process. These factors were global in nature and most certainly had a major effect on most domestic manufacturers in some manner.

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JUNE 2022 – Manufacturing Sector Demand and Challenges

With the specter of pandemic shutdowns (hopefully) in the rearview mirror, our domestic Manufacturing sector has experienced an ongoing surge in demand and output. It is reassuring to see that the pre-pandemic conditions of strong demand for manufactured products have weathered the storm and created a post pandemic manufacturing economy that shines optimistic.

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JULY 2020 – An Optimistic Look Ahead

What a difference a few months makes. In our last update in March, we were just beginning to understand the immediate effects that this global pandemic was having on our economy and on our Manufacturing sector. Fast forward 90 days and the picture has evolved into one that is having and will have lasting effects on our nation’s health and on our manufacturing economy.

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DECEMBER 2019 – Year End Review

thankful to our customers and to our suppliers for the support that we received throughout 2019. The past year has been, to say the least, an interesting year for the domestic manufacturing sector. For our part, we have experienced continuing strength of demand across most sectors that we serve.

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DECEMBER 2018 – Year End Review

The Sko-Die team is very thankful to our customers and to our suppliers for their support that we received throughout 2018. This year has seen continuing strength of our overall manufacturing sector. These conditions have translated into opportunities for us to grow our business with our valued customers and to advance new opportunities in the…

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MARCH 2018 – How 232 Tariffs Affect You

As you are aware, on March 8, 2018, the federal government announced that it is imposing a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from all countries, except Canada and Mexico. Sko-Die understands there is a lot of confusion about how this will affect our company’s, and the broader…

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