{"id":5695,"date":"2020-06-25T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T09:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=5695"},"modified":"2020-06-25T09:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T09:17:01","slug":"week-26-in-manufacturing-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-26-in-manufacturing-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 26 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. economic downturn losing steam, flash PMI data show; UK manufacturing must \u2018measure up\u2019 for a digital future; UK economy shows green shoots of recovery with growth in third-quarter likely as lockdown eases; Efforts to reshore U.S. manufacturing pick up speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/worker-in-factory-at-metal-skip-machine-putting-work-piece-in.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/worker-in-factory-at-metal-skip-machine-putting-work-piece-in.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/worker-in-factory-at-metal-skip-machine-putting-work-piece-in-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/worker-in-factory-at-metal-skip-machine-putting-work-piece-in-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Economic Downturn Losing Steam, Flash PMI Data Show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The big picture:&nbsp;<\/strong>There has been a wide range of indicators suggesting economic activity has picked up recently, but economists are loathe to read too much into the rebound. There is still a sense that the economy could struggle later in the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"MarketWatch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/us-services-and-manufacturing-pmis-both-hit-4-month-highs-in-june-2020-06-23\" target=\"_blank\">MarketWatch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Efforts to Reshore U.S. Manufacturing Pick up Speed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> The U.S. International Development Finance Corp is talking to companies about&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trade-reshoring-exclusive\/exclusive-new-u-s-development-agency-could-loan-billions-for-reshoring-official-says-idUSKBN23U31F\" target=\"_blank\">reshoring the manufacturing<\/a>&nbsp;of PPE, generic drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients as part of coronavirus response efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3585606-efforts-to-reshore-u-s-manufacturing-pick-up-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" Seeking Alpha (opens in a new tab)\"> Seeking Alpha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK Manufacturing Must \u2018Measure up\u2019 for a Digital Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> A new report has been published to help UK manufacturers exploit growing commercial opportunities and to identify future R&amp;D priorities around measurement and control techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Manufacturer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturer.com\/articles\/uk-manufacturing-must-measure-digital-future\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Manufacturer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK Economy Shows Green Shoots of Recovery With Growth in Third-Quarter Likely as Lockdown Eases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK economy is showing its first signs of post-coronavirus growth, with figures for global commerce this year also less severe than previously feared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A leading monthly survey that tracks output, new orders and employment in UK manufacturing showed a return to growth for UK manufacturing in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IHS Markit\/CIPS Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index \u2013 where anything over 50 indicates growth &#8211; was 50.1 for June in manufacturing, up from 40.7 in May, following a record low of 32.6 in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Institute of Export &amp; International Trade (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.export.org.uk\/news\/514112\/UK-economy-shows-green-shoots-of-recovery-with-growth-in-third-quarter-likely-as-lockdown-eases.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Institute of Export &amp; International Trade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. economic downturn losing steam, flash PMI data show; UK manufacturing must \u2018measure up\u2019 for a digital future; UK economy shows green shoots of recovery with growth in third-quarter likely as lockdown eases; Efforts to reshore U.S. manufacturing pick up speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Week 26 in Manufacturing News - MRPeasy Manufacturing Software Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manufacturing news week 26. 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