Video: Harvey's Impact on Houston-Area Product Sourcing

ThomasNet's weekly Thomas Index Report looks at how hurricane Harvey impacted sourcing trends in and around the Houston, TX area.

Sep 14th, 2017

ThomasNet's weekly Thomas Index Report looks at how hurricane Harvey impacted sourcing trends in and around the Houston, TX area.

5 Steps for Managing Compliance With Exempt Sales

5 Steps for Managing Compliance With Exempt Sales

When it comes to managing and properly documenting exempt sales - including sales for resale - it isn’t easy.We’ve outline the five steps all businesses should take to ensure they’re compliant at every stage of the exemption certificate management process

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Fastener Distributor Index Hits 10-Month Low, Though Outlook Improves

Survey respondents again pointed to supply chain havoc and labor constraints as their key concerns.

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ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Weak in July

Spending was down on a monthly basis in six of 16 nonresidential subcategories.

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U.S. Manufacturing Growth Accelerated Slightly in August

Despite shortages of materials and labor, last month's PMI ticked up 0.4 points from July.

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Chicago PMI Slides as Firms Cite Shortages of Materials, Labor

The index's Order Backlogs indicator hit its highest mark since 1951 and Prices Paid were its highest since 1979.

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and captured by NOAA's GOES-16 shows lightning swirling around the eye of Hurricane Ida as the storm approaches the Louisiana coast on the morning of Aug. 29.

Analysts Estimate Modest Economic Damage from Ida

That's as long as damage estimates don't rise sharply and refinery shutdowns are not prolonged.

Manufacturer Raises Wages to Compete for Employees

As manufacturers compete for help, companies are getting aggressive.

Facade on the Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC.

Fed to Dial Back Ultra-Low Interest Rates Later This Year

However, the beginning of tapering does not signal any plan to start raising the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate.

June Cutting Tool Orders Up 7.1% From May, 20.5% YoY

The 12-month moving average improvement is in a healthy range.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell at a Senate hearing, July 15, 2021.

Fed Chairman: No Returning to Pre-Pandemic Economy

The pandemic, he said, appears certain to permanently "change the nature of work and the way work gets done."

In this March 24, 2021 photo, a sign stands near an entrance to a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo.

U.S. Factory Output Accelerates to 4-Month High

It reflected a surge in production at auto plants that are still wrestling with major supply chain problems.

Workers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sew layers for ice-skating shoes at a manufacturing factory in the ice and snow sports equipment industry park in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on July 15.

Official: Virus, Floods Likely to Slow China's Economic Growth

China’s economy still is in a “recovery trend” from last year’s pandemic-induced slowdown but is likely to weaken after a relatively strong first half.