US manufacturing activity hits 4-year high: White House
US manufacturing is witnessing a surge across the country as the sector is growing for the third consecutive month, with key indicators showing broad strength, the White House recently said.
The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) key manufacturing index—which tracks factory activity across the country—registered the sector’s third straight month of expansion for its highest reading since 2022.
US manufacturing is seeing a surge as the sector is growing for the third month in a row, with key indicators showing broad strength, the White House said.
The ISM manufacturing index saw the third straight month of expansion for its highest reading since 2022.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s April manufacturing index rose.
Orders for capital goods exceeded $4 billion in each month of Q4 2025.
The ISM new orders index expanded for the third consecutive month as both domestic and global buyers turn to US-made goods. The production index expanded for the fifth consecutive month and is accelerating as factories run at a pace not seen since before the Joe Biden-era slowdown, a White House release said.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s manufacturing index surged in April, smashing expectations.
The manufacturing sector capped off the first quarter of 2026 with the first positive manufacturing job growth in three years. In a year, real manufacturing worker pay increased by $2,400 under President Trump after falling by $830 during President Biden’s four years in office.
The broader US economy has now expanded for 17 consecutive months, a streak of sustained growth the Biden Administration was never able to deliver.
Meanwhile, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testified this week before the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee to lay out how Trump’s trade policy is delivering tangible results for American workers and their families, eliminating long-standing trade barriers abroad while reshoring jobs and production back home.
He highlighted the surge in orders for capital goods used for production, exceeding $4 billion each month of the fourth quarter of 2025.
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