Manufacturing Sector Thrives While Consumers Suffer in a Weak Economy
12/09/08 • -1 min
Bill Strauss, senior economist/economic advisor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, says we are skirting a recession during times of a sluggish economy in the US. Areas such as the manufacturing sector and energy related businesses are thriving, while consumer sectors are very weak.
Bill Strauss, senior economist/economic advisor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, says we are skirting a recession during times of a sluggish economy in the US. Areas such as the manufacturing sector and energy related businesses are thriving, while consumer sectors are very weak.
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