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Economic Trends

Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (January 22, 2021)

By Economics Department | January 22, 2021

This economic news was mixed. Labor markets continued to languish amid high levels of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Housing ended the year on a strong note and was one sector that held up rather well during 2020, the annus...

Economic Trends

Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (January 15, 2021)

By Economics Department | January 15, 2021

This economic reports were mixed. Retail sales disappointed as did the latest weekly new claims report. On the inflation front, consumer, producer and import prices continued to trend upwards. On the supply-side of the economy, small business...

Plastics Recycling

Policies to Modernize Plastics Recycling End 2020 on a High Note

By Craig Cookson | January 14, 2021

2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania Governor Tom...

Economic Trends

Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (January 8, 2021)

By Economics Department | January 8, 2021

This economic reports were mixed as we move into the first week of the new year. Nonfarm payrolls contracted in December for the first time since May as rising COVID cases and new restrictions dampened the labor market recovery, particularly in...

Economic Trends

Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (December 30, 2020)

By Economics Department | December 30, 2020

This economic reports over the past week and a half were mixed. Amid rising coronavirus cases and a slowly repairing labor market, consumer confidence has eased and, along with it, personal incomes and consumer spending. The housing market appears...

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