California accounted for nine percent of all U.S. exports in November, up from 8.8 percent the previous month and up 8.6 year-over-year, according to data released this week. The state’s export trade was worth $14.8 billion during the next-to-last month of 2023, up 1.2 percent from November 2022, although the …
Read More »Economy looks relatively strong heading into 2024
One year ago, most economists were predicting a recession – some said a severe one – in the United States in 2023. Today, after 12 months of stronger-than-expected growth and inflation seemingly under control, most of those same economists are making a different forecast, and most of the time it …
Read More »Inland manufacturing stalls for third straight month
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire is contracting, although not by much, according to data released Jan. 4. The region’s purchasing managers index was 49.6 in December, the third consecutive month that number was below 50, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino reported. Three …
Read More »Cautious optimism for the Inland office market as it approaches 2024
Maybe the Inland Empire office market turned a corner during the third quarter of this year. If it did, it could be a sign of good things to come as the market – which took a beating during the pandemic but appears to have bounced back – moves into 2024. …
Read More »Bad month for IE manufacturing
The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector took a major hit in November. The region’s purchasing managers index plummeted to 41.2, the second consecutive month that number has been below 50, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. Should December’s index be below 50, …
Read More »IE industrial market to face strong headwinds in 2024
The days of a perpetually red-hot industrial market in the Inland Empire – record sales and leases, high vacancy rates, plenty of speculative development, and an endless absorption of open space – may be a thing of the past. At the very least, with the start of a new year …
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