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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, August 30, 2018

Regional manufacturing readings are mixed as tariffs and trucking capacity disrupt activity

Regional surveys from Federal Reserve districts were mixed during the month, as softening conditions from the Philadelphia and Kansas City districts were offset by improvements in the Richmond and New York regions. Commentary from the regional surveys suggests tariffs, labor shortages, and the inability to find trucking capacity are curbing economic activity across the board, though growth remains generally positive.

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