The old adage ‘you can't manage what you can't measure’ has never been truer, especially in the industrial sector. Having the right data about your plant, your business, and the industry in general is essential if you want your company to thrive. This monthly roundup highlights the reports, studies, surveys, and insights that are impacting the manufacturing industry. Here are this month’s stats.
U.S. manufacturing contracted in April for the sixth consecutive month, but was 0.8 percentage points higher than in March
Institute for Supply Management
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business
New orders for manufactured goods increased $4.9 billion, or 0.9%, to $539.0 billion in March
U.S. Census Bureau
Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders
New orders of manufacturing technology increased 16.5% in March to $543.2 million
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology
U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report
U.S. manufacturing industry added 11,000 jobs in April
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Situation Summary
Manufacturing expected to expand by 1.7% in 2023, a slower pace than projected in December 2022
Institute for Supply Management
Spring 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast
Manufacturing activity in New York State declines, down forty-three points from the previous month
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Empire State Manufacturing Survey
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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