Economics
U.S. Manufacturing Surveys Show More Price Pressures, Demand
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A pair of Federal Reserve regional manufacturing surveys this week illustrate how inflationary pressures continue to build as demand powers ahead and further stresses supply chains.
The Philadelphia Fed’s November gauge of costs for materials used by factories jumped to the second-highest level since 1979, while a measure of prices received by area manufacturers surged to a 47-year high.