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The 2025 Economic Outlook for Manufacturing Technology

Jan. 7, 2025
Should machine shops be ready to invest? What factors are shaping their spending choices in 2025? AMT’s chief economist explains it all in this podcast.

Did the manufacturing economy achieve a ‘soft landing’ in 2024? What do U.S. manufacturing technology orders indicate about manufacturing demand? Have the Federal Reserve Bank’s interest rate cuts stimulated the prospects for new investments? And what does the change in administrations portend for economic growth?

AMT - the Assn. for Manufacturing Technology’s chief economist Chris Chidzik returns to the podcast, to evaluate the past year and set sights for the year ahead.

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