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Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. [View all]
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Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand. on.wsj.com/3QLrgVU
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand, writes @greg_ip
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand.
on.wsj.com
12:54 PM · Apr 18, 2026
@wsj.com
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand. on.wsj.com/3QLrgVU
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand, writes @greg_ip
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand.
on.wsj.com
12:54 PM · Apr 18, 2026
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand. on.wsj.com/3QLrgVU
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-04-18T16:54:32.281259Z
Capital Account
America Is in the Middle of a Stealth Manufacturing Boom
Factory jobs are down, but factory output has risen briskly. Credit goes not to tariffs, but to the most basic economic force of all: demand.
A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center.
U.S. production of equipment to support the artificial-intelligence revolution is booming. Noah Berger/Associated Press
By Greg Ip
April 18, 2026 12:00 pm ET
You won’t hear this from either critics or fans of President Trump’s tariffs, but there’s a manufacturing revival going on.
The reason you haven’t heard is that it doesn’t easily fit either political narrative. Critics have focused on the fact that factory jobs have steadily slid since Trump took office last year.
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Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
America Is in the Middle of a Stealth Manufacturing Boom
Factory jobs are down, but factory output has risen briskly. Credit goes not to tariffs, but to the most basic economic force of all: demand.
A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center.
U.S. production of equipment to support the artificial-intelligence revolution is booming. Noah Berger/Associated Press
By Greg Ip
April 18, 2026 12:00 pm ET
You won’t hear this from either critics or fans of President Trump’s tariffs, but there’s a manufacturing revival going on.
The reason you haven’t heard is that it doesn’t easily fit either political narrative. Critics have focused on the fact that factory jobs have steadily slid since Trump took office last year.
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Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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