1.0American Chemistry Mattershttps://blog.americanchemistry.comEconomics Departmenthttps://blog.americanchemistry.com/author/economics-department/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://blog.americanchemistry.com/economic-report/weekly-chemistry-and-economic-trends-march-5-2021/">Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (March 5, 2021)</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.americanchemistry.com/economic-report/weekly-chemistry-and-economic-trends-march-5-2021/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (March 5, 2021)” — American Chemistry Matters" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://blog.americanchemistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ER352021ISM.jpg1280720This week’s economic reports were positive. Construction spending, semiconductors sales, and factory orders all improved during January and the PMI reports indicate further momentum into February. Light vehicle sales fell back during the month but largely reflects the effects on the winter storm. All eyes were on today’s employment report and it did not disappoint, indicating a strong gain in non-farm payrolls and a small downtick in the unemployment rate.