In this presentation, given at the 2019 ECIA Executive Conference, ‘Manufacturing Matters’ host Cliff Waldman overviews the global economic outlook and its implications for U.S. manufacturing performance. Cliff identifies four concerns for manufacturing-a slowing global economy, the rising risk of recession in the U.S., a chaotic and destabilizing trade battle between the U.S. and China, and an elevated dollar. After overviewing the contours and the details of each of the four concerns, Cliff concludes his presentation with a forecast of U.S. manufacturing growth for 2019 and 2020.
