Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 11/22/19

This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program asks if manufacturing is still a leading indicator.  Mike, all eyes are focused on the economy and looking for signs of a potential recession.  One troubling indicator is manufacturing.  Production from our nation’s factories has been dropping for several months.  In the past such a trend was a good forecast of an impending recession.  Is this still the case?

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