Thursday, May 20, 2004
Yahoo! News - Factories Cool Off, But Jobs Coming: "the regional survey found a high 39 percent of the factories surveyed said they are experiencing shortages or delayed delivery of critical raw materials -- the sort of bottlenecks that reflect a booming economy and potential price pressures.
'We got a large share of those firms mentioning steel and steel-related products. We've known about those for a long time, followed by construction -- wood and lumber products,' said Philadelphia Fed economist Michael Trebing. "
'We got a large share of those firms mentioning steel and steel-related products. We've known about those for a long time, followed by construction -- wood and lumber products,' said Philadelphia Fed economist Michael Trebing. "
