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Plastics production and capacity utilization data point to a recession in that’s being caused by higher interest rates and a slowing economy, Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood said in the July Numbers that Matter Live.

Bill Wood: "We are going to have to make stuff and we are not going to be able to rely on anybody else to make that stuff here."

  Join us on May 23 at 2PM EDT for a Numbers That Matter Livestream! It’s now been a year since the Fed first started raising interest rates to tame inflation. In the May Numbers that Matter Live, Bill Wood will look at the impact that’s on plastics markets. He’ll also recap first quarter data and look ahead at the second quarter and the remainder of 2023. Presented to Plastics News Subscribers only.

As we approach the end of the first quarter, we’re seeing signals that the Fed’s interest rate hikes are having an impact on the global economy. But has it gone too far — or not far enough?

Join us on March 28th at 2 pm (edt) for the Numbers that Matter Livestream     The latest economic data has been loaded with drama, and expectations are now that the Fed may need to keep raising interest rates to cool inflation. What does all of this mean for the future for the plastics industry? In the March Numbers that Matter Live, Bill Wood will cover the latest trends, discuss how they are impacting different plastics end markets, and help managers forecast for the rest of 2023. Presented...

In Numbers That Matter Live, Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood gives an update on his forecast for the rest of 2022 and highlights key plastics end markets. Wood also talks about a sign of “irrational exuberance” in the labor market related to in-person vs. virtual work.

U.S. plastics production will slow down from the red-hot growth rate of 6 percent that it’s seen in the first two quarters of 2022, but it will still remain above average for the year and will stay ahead of pre-COVID levels, according to Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood. 

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