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FEBRUARY 2023

JANUARY 2023

st. louis fed: Spike In Spending on goods more responsible for 2021-22 inflation

NOVEMBER 2022

261,000 jOBS CREATED IN OCTOBER 2022 WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TICKS UP TO 3.7%

OCTOBER 2022

Over Last Two Years, college enrollments drop by 6.5%
Second Major Rail Union Votes For Supply Chain Strike
Highest Mortgage Rates This century force 30% Drop in New Home Sales
Shippers Move Freight Shipments Towards East Coast In Reaction To Possible Disruptions
Major Rail Facility To Help Solve West Coast Supply Chain Bottlenecks

SEPTEMBER 2022

Lumber prices drop to prelockdown levels in face of economic slowdown
Shipping Costs From China Reach Two Year Low On Drop In Demand
Port OF LOS ANGELES Announces $20 Million For Rail Link For Containers

AUGUST 2022

Home Sales in July Drop To Lowest Point in 5 Years: Census Stats
US Manfacturers Face Higher Wholesale Inflation Than Asia In JULY

JULY 2022

Economic Activity Continued To sour Into July: NY Fed stats
As Demand Drives Down Oil Prices New Challenges Well Up
Business Activity Contracted Sharply June 2022
California Enacts Lithium Tax On SAlton Sea facilities
Fed Finds Northeast Manufacturing Activity stays sour

JUNE 2022

Fed Finds 10 Year High In CFO Negative economic outlook
Fed Finds Manufacturing Activity Fell Into Negative Territory in May 2022
Lack of Rail, Highways, and Logistics infrastructure causing delays away from ports
Fed Finds Texas Manufacturing and Business Activity Contracts in May 2022

MAY 2022

Rivian CEO Reports Lithium Battery Supply Chain Needs 10X Expansion
Important National Grant Points Way Forward For Electric Charging
Western States Dominate Top Rankings For Locations To Open Businesses