Manufacturers Shrink for 9th Month in a Row

Saturday, December 06, 2025

American manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month, a survey showed, as uncertainty tied to ever-changing tariffs and a historic government shutdown weighed on business.

Posted by qcp at 05:30 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses ... " www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b ...

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-- Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) Dec 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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WHOOOOOOPS

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-04 02:10 PM

American manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month

Behold the bankruptcy-prone-------------------'s "golden age."

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-04 03:17 PM

You built that Republicans.

#3 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-12-06 06:18 PM

Was not the original main stated purpose of the Trump tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the US?

Is that still the goal of the Trump tariffs?

If so, how's it doing?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-06 07:05 PM

It's almost like he never left office, R*pe Van Stinkle ended his first failed presidency in a manufacturing recession and now nine months of significant shrinkage later, another manufacturing recession. It's like he and the MAGAts are working for Russia and China to sabotage America.

#5 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-12-06 07:57 PM

America went woke, it's time to let America die.
--Republicans

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-06 08:17 PM

Wow, DJT REALLY is bringing Manufacturing back to... China.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-06 08:39 PM

... "I have been very consistent on this, that tariffs are a shrinking ice cube. The ultimate goal is to rebalance trade and to bring back domestic production," Bessent said. ...

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-06 08:46 PM

"The ultimate goal is to rebalance trade and to bring back domestic production"

If you believe that, it's because you want to be poor.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-06 09:11 PM

"tariff agenda is permanent"

Permanent Republican Majority?
Permanent Republican Tax Increase!

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-06 09:32 PM

Somebody tell rachet madcow that 'professional services' are not tarrif'ed

#11 | Posted by sit_goodboy

This is probably the best defense we are going to get from MAGAts.

Pretty sad...and expected.

#13 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-12-07 04:02 PM