Key Takeaways
• Economic Uncertainty: The start of 2025 has been marked by significant economic uncertainty due to tariffs, trade war concerns, federal government spending cuts and overseas military conflicts.
• Mixed Economic Indicators: While there are positive signs such as job growth, manufacturing sector expansion and relatively stable inflation, there are also worrying signs like a freefalling stock market and consumer sentiment.
• Inflation and Price Indexes: Inflation remains a concern, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) both showing increases above the Federal Reserve’s target, and consumers worried tariffs could send inflation soaring again.
Tariffs, trade war concerns, federal government spending and personnel cuts, uncertainty over the direction of overseas military conflicts and their ripple effects – these factors and others have made for a topsy-turvy start to 2025 for business leaders in the promotional products industry and beyond.
And amid all this, just how is the economy doing so far in 2025? It’s a question worth asking for print and promo product pros, the performance of whose businesses tends to trend in the direction of the broader economy. While there are positive signs like continued job growth, manufacturing sector expansion and relatively stable inflation, there are worrying signs too – including a plummeting stock market and freefalling consumer sentiment. Here, ASI Media shares macroeconomic stats that will help you make sense of it all.
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