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US Manufacturing Sinks Into Recession Amid Trade Wars

Staff Writer by Staff Writer
07/16/19
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U.S. manufacturing sunk into recession in June after two consecutive quarters of declines amid President Donald Trump’s bitter trade wars, a slowdown in China and other trading partners.

The decline comes as the United States enters its 11th year of economic recovery and occurs despite Trump’s constant pledges to restore America to manufacturing greatness – even though services now drive three-quarters of the U.S. economy.

Despite jumping in June, manufacturing fell by a 2.2 percent annual rate in the April-June period, and total industrial production lost 1.2 percent, in both cases the second consecutive quarterly decline, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.

“Manufacturing has borne the brunt of tariff uncertainties and slowing in global economic activity,” RDQ Economics said in its analysis.

The retreat comes even as American consumers are sustaining their appetite for spending, pushing retail sales higher for the fourth straight month, as shoppers in June took home more new autos and furniture and dined out more frequently.

Trump’s campaign to MAGA and restore manufacturing jobs in the US has failed to live up to its hype – as a share of overall employment, the sector hasn’t gained any ground. My @Morning_Joe chart: pic.twitter.com/aBlMDOOvSx

— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) February 4, 2019

Manufacturing jumped 0.4 percent compared to May, while total industrial production showed no change, according to the Federal Reserve report, confounding economists’ expectations for a 0.2 percent gain.

However, economists said that uptick was unlikely to be sustained in coming months.

“Manufacturing is enduring a mild recession, but it probably won’t deepen much further,” Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics said in an analysis.


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The downturn in manufacturing is “not news; it’s a consequence of China’s cyclical slowdown and the trade war,” he said.

He predicts Washington and Beijing will find a deal to end their bitter trade dispute – following the resumption of talks by telephone this month – meaning that by the end of the year “China’s economy will be turning up.”

The contrary data cast a bit of a cloud over growth figures for the second quarter and could confuse the Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy.

Retail sales rose 0.4 percent in June, double the expected gain, meaning sales are up a solid 3.4 percent compared to June of last year, according to government data.

Despite the solid retail sector, most economists expect a modest cut in the benchmark lending rate at the end of July as an insurance move given other signs of weakness.

Shepherdson said the move is premature given his expectation for a recovery in the second half of the year.

“To cut rates now because of the recent weakness of manufacturing is a mistake, in our view, because monetary policy works with long lags, and easing in H2 will be supporting growth next year,” he said.

But Oxford Economics said “Momentum cooled precipitously in the first half of the year.”

“Looking ahead, we expect manufacturing activity and overall industrial production to remain under pressure from these headwinds.”

Oxford expects the Fed to produce “three ‘insurance’ rate cuts over the next nine months.”

Along with higher manufacturing, mining output rose 0.2 percent, while petroleum and coal jumped 2.5 percent. Mining surged 8.9 percent in the latest quarter, its 11th consecutive quarterly increase.

But with milder temperatures in June easing demand for air conditioning, utilities output fell 3.6 percent in June.


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