As I'm writing this in mid-July, we're experiencing uncomfortably hot and muggy weather in the Chicago area. I worked up a sweat just walking the dogs this morning -- and they walk pretty slowly. It's hard to want to do much of anything. That description seems to fit the U.S. economy in general and manufacturing in particular.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2013-08-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/dog-days-manufacturing/
Legacy path: /articles/dog-days-manufacturing