rejectfreeadmin With all we are facing today, with all the fear and outright transformation of our entire society, it might seem odd that a group of medical organizations would sign a letter opposing American independence in the production of medicines and medical equipment. You would think that in the crisis these groups would want to see … Read More
A Nielsen Company study found “shoppers are exhibiting signs that they may steer away from products that traveled long distances with multiple human touchpoints…” and that “consumers have generally displayed strong preferences for local dairy and fresh produce brands and products versus those coming from further afield.” The U.S. has some of the healthiest and … Read More
Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA CEO says meatpackers and importers from as many as 20 foreign counties are feeding the American market with cheaper beef and passing it off to unsuspecting consumers as a domestic product with “Made in the USA” labels. Congress bowed in 2015 to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which ruled COOL as … Read More
The United States imported some $4.4 billion worth of wooden cabinets, vanities and their components from China in 2018. The U.S. Commerce Department on Feb. 24 imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 262.2% and anti-subsidy duties of up to 293.5% in an investigation that started last year with a petition from the American Kitchen Cabinet … Read More
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is congratulating one of its members, Wellborn Cabinet, for winning one of the largest trade cases in U.S. history. The Alabama-based maker of wooden kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities led a coalition of manufacturers charging that Chinese firms have illegally subsidized and dumped product in the U.S. market. … Read More
There was plenty of trade during the Colonial period. But none of it was free. England, like all colonial powers at the time, maintained exclusive control over valuable goods like sugar, cotton and tobacco that the Colonies produced. On July 4, 1789, the United States passed its first significant piece of legislation: a tariff. More … Read More
The U.S. will expand its tariffs to cover products made of steel and aluminum — like nails, tacks, staples, cables, certain types of wire, and bumpers and other parts for cars and tractors — as of Feb. 8. For American companies making such products, it came as a relief. Southwire, a company in Carrollton, Ga., … Read More
The Trump administration expanded its trademark steel and aluminum tariffs to cover certain imported nails, staples, electrical wires and some downstream parts that go into automobiles and tractors, among other products. While imports of aluminum and steel have declined since the Trump administration imposed levies, some derivative products “have significantly increased since the imposition of … Read More
As shown in a forthcoming EPI report to be released later this month, growing U.S. trade deficits with China eliminated 3.7 million U.S. jobs between 2001 and 2018 alone, including 2.8 million jobs in manufacturing (details will be provided in the forthcoming report). Read the article.
Here’s what we know about the US economy in the early days of 2020: there was a manufacturing boom in 2017 and 2018. This boom lifted manufacturing employment by 190,000 jobs in 2017 to 12.545 million and another 264,000 jobs in 2018 to 12.809 million. That 2018 increase was the largest in 20 years. The … Read More
