{"id":2403,"date":"2019-02-14T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:33:06","slug":"week-7-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-7-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturing wage growth hit its highest level in over a decade&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 12-month moving average of wage growth&nbsp;rose to 3.9 <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">percent<\/g> in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Highest level recorded since May 2008, according to the Atlanta Fed\u2019s wage growth tracker. January saw wages remain at this very elevated level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atlanta Fed\u2019s wage tracker indicates that wages started moving sharply higher in 2018\u2013just as America\u2019s trade disputes heated up and tariffs were raised on steel, <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">aluminum<\/g>, and Chinese imports.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Breitbart (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2019\/02\/13\/manufacturing-wage-growth-hits-highest-level-in-over-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The UK steel, pharmaceutical and transport manufacturing industry <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">are<\/g> receiving a \u00a330mn investment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three new research and innovation hubs are set to support the British manufacturing sector amidst growing geopolitical and economic <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">uncertainties,<\/g> and open up new opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the \u00a330mn (US$39mn) investment will see the hubs connect with industry leaders, who will work alongside research teams to drive new, digitally led, sustainable innovations within&nbsp;steel production, bio-manufacturing, and electrical machinery.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Manufacturing global (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturingglobal.com\/leadership\/uk-steel-pharmaceutical-and-transport-manufacturing-industry-are-receiving-ps30mn\" target=\"_blank\">Manufacturing global.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturing slump puts UK economy into reverse as Brexit looms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest monthly figures revealed that manufacturing output tumbled into recession territory with the sixth consecutive month of falling output. This marked the longest negative run <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">since<\/g> September 2008 to February 2009, the depths of the financial crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/grossdomesticproductgdp\/bulletins\/gdpmonthlyestimateuk\/december2018\" target=\"_blank\">Office for National Statistics<\/a>&nbsp;said gross domestic product contracted by 0.4% from the previous month, fuelled by a fall in spending on the high street over the key festive shopping period. <br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/feb\/11\/manufacturing-slump-puts-uk-economy-into-reverse-as-brexit-looms\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"headline\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">Sustainable<\/g> electronics manufacturing breakthrough<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers are developing an eco-friendly, 3D printable solution for producing wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors that can be used and disposed of without contaminating the environment.&nbsp; <br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"ScienceDaily (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/02\/190213172304.htm\" target=\"_blank\">ScienceDaily.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/manufacturing-erp-and-industry-4-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manufacturing ERP and Industry 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/manufacturing-performance-indicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 most important manufacturing performance indicators in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manufacturing wage growth hit its highest level in over a decade&nbsp; The 12-month moving average of wage growth&nbsp;rose to 3.9 percent in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[3,57],"class_list":["post-2403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-manufacturing","tag-manufacturing-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Week 7 in Manufacturing News - Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manufacturing news week 7. 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