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What’s Delaying New Chip Fabs to Reinforce the Supply Chain? Yep…The Supply Chain

April 13, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

chip shortages bedevil the supply chain
[Photo: AFP/Jiji]

Ever since supply chain shortages hit many industries, particularly in relation to the availability of integrated circuits or chips, there has been a massive scramble to increase capacity and to build new chip fabricating facilities (fabs) or factories. There has been a series of announcements from huge companies like Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Samsung, and others launching massive multi-billion projects to add more chip production facilities.

There’s just one problem…the equipment they need to build these facilities are themselves delayed.

See more on the supply chain shortages delaying new factories to help the supply chain

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Economic Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, supply chain Tagged With: chip shortage

Serve a Luxury Customer? Beware! An Alarming Red Flag Has Just Emerged

April 7, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

luxury home
Beautiful luxury villa with pool by the sea

A new analysis that correlates consumer confidence by income level has produced a shocking red flag for any business that offers goods and services to the luxury customer – as do many custom integrators. Fire up your sensors and watch closely to see if clients in your market are subject to this alarming trend.

See more on a shift in the attitude of the luxury customer

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends Tagged With: Axios, consumer confidence, consumer sentiment, consumer spending, economy, Morning Consult, Morning Consult/Axios

Consumer Sentiment Nears 11-Year Low; Near-Term Inflation the Bogeyman

March 29, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

consumer shopping
[Photo: Reuters}

For three straight months now, consumer sentiment has declined as the world faces war in Europe, soaring global gas prices, price inflation on a wide range of consumer goods, and lingering supply chain issues. As measured by the widely followed University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment released earlier this month, the index is nearing its lowest level in 11-years.

See more on the souring consumer sentiment and what it means

[Read more…] about Consumer Sentiment Nears 11-Year Low; Near-Term Inflation the Bogeyman

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Sputtering Supply Chain Takes Another Hit as China Forces Factories to Close

March 16, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Shutdowns in Shenzhen China threaten the supply chain
Shuttered buildings in Shenzhen, China on Monday [Photo: Chinatopix, via Associated Press]

Here we go again! Yet another major blow has been dealt to the supply chain, this time from another round of COVID-19 hitting China, forcing lockdowns in many critical areas of the country – including Shenzhen. You may or may not know that much of the electronics goods manufactured in China come out of the Shenzhen region – so we all have a direct connection to the impact of this development. Add to this, new reports of container costs rising again and transportation disruptions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What’s next?

See more on the latest supply chain disruption

[Read more…] about Sputtering Supply Chain Takes Another Hit as China Forces Factories to Close

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Economic Trends, Gov't/Politics, Manufacturers, News, supply chain Tagged With: COVID-19, inflation, Omicron

U.S. Economy Grew at Record Pace in 2021

February 2, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

The U.S. economy showed great positive momentum in 2021 with the gross domestic product (GDP) growing at a record pace, recouping much of the drop in GDP in 2020. In fact, a new report from Axios shows that the current GDP growth trend is now within just 1% of the pre-pandemic trend.

See more on the economic rebound

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Filed Under: Economic Trends Tagged With: economic growth, GDP

New Residential Sales Jump to 9-Month High

January 26, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

New residential sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development show a sharp rise in the sale of newly constructed homes for the month of December. This is the second month in a row when sales of new homes rose as compared to the sales the previous month and are at the highest rate of sales since March – a nine-month high.

See more on new residential sales

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing, new residential sales

November Residential Housing Starts at Highest Level in Eight Months

December 16, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

housing starts, new residential home under construction

In a new report on residential housing construction by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, overall housing starts in the month of November snapped a three-month slide and took their biggest jump since March of this year. Both the overall construction starts and those for single-family dwellings had their best month in the last eight months. This was a surprise…

See more on the surprising housing starts numbers

[Read more…] about November Residential Housing Starts at Highest Level in Eight Months

Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing, News

Brrrr, There’s a Chill in the Air; Consumer Confidence Hits a 9-Month Low

December 2, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

While there’s no question that the economy continues to expand, certain indicators are sending chills down economists’ spines – and the latest Consumer Confidence Index is one of those indicators. According to the latest data from The Conference Board (TCB), the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined in November in a sign that consumers’ attitudes about the economy are turning cold.

See more on the November Consumer Confidence Index

[Read more…] about Brrrr, There’s a Chill in the Air; Consumer Confidence Hits a 9-Month Low

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index

Inflation Impact: November Consumer Sentiment Drops to 10-Year Low

November 15, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Logo for Index of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan

In spite of the fact that the economy is continuing to grow as it powers away from the days of COVID shutdowns, a preliminary November reading of consumer sentiment shows a dramatic drop to a 10-year low, as consumers fret about growing inflation. While economists have long warned that transitory inflation would be a temporary part of our overall economic recovery, consumers are clearly concerned that this inflation may be hanging around for a while and it is already crimping their lifestyle.

Learn what the University of Michigan chief economist had to say about this result

[Read more…] about Inflation Impact: November Consumer Sentiment Drops to 10-Year Low

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News, Research, Survey Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Majority of All Companies Raised Wages in Q3; Will Do It Again This Quarter

October 26, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of happy employees

In a survey by the National Association of Business Economists, a strong majority of all businesses – fully 58% – reported that they raised the wages they paid to employees in the third quarter, as reported by AXIOS. Nearly the same number say they will raise wages yet again in the coming months. While the news has some positive elements, especially for workers (like the smiling employees above), it definitely has some economists worried.

See more on rising employee wages

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Research, Survey Tagged With: COVID-19, employment, inflation, wages

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