Afternoon Coffee: ISM report says economy expected to grow in 2021; First-time jobless claims reach new pandemic low; Bridge issue reveals cracks in supply chain infrastructure

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供应管理研究所（ISM）春季2021年春天经济预测本周发布，指出持续的经济增长通过2021年的其他人, according to the website Logistics Management.

Data for the ISM economic report comes from feedback from US-based purchasing and supply chain executives in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. The report estimated a 7.2% revenue gain for 2021 in manufacturing. Meanwhile, services revenue is expected to increase 5.4%, the article said.

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These two numbers are higher than expectations set in December 2020, the ISM economic report said.

“这是一个很好的报告，毫无疑问，ISM制造商业调查委员会主席，物流管理报告说。“在2020年12月，在2020年12月的增长预测和变革率方面，乐观情绪更好。收入和资本支出非常强劲，因为产能利用率，这是按价格抵消的增加，无法雇用劳动力。后大流行，我们认为我们会在2020年的收入中看到10％的下降，但最终跌幅1.3％，现在我们有7.2％的收入增长2021年。“

First-time jobless claims register 444,000 last week, marking new pandemic low

劳工处周四报告了美国人的数量失业助剂上周跌至444,000, signaling a new pandemic-era low in a sign that the job market continues to strengthen, according to the Associated Press.

Applications declined from a revised 478,000 number a week earlier. The number of weekly jobless claims — a number that roughly measures the pace of layoffs — has continued to decline since the start of 2021.

About 16 million people continued to receive unemployment benefits during the week ending May 1, the article reported. That number is lower than 16.9 million from the week earlier, indicating some Americans receiving aid have found jobs.

All told, the economy appears to be on a better track as consumers spend more and the pace of vaccinations means more businesses are open. The unemployment rate sits at 6.1%.

桥梁问题揭示了供应链基础设施的裂缝

最近在美国东部基础设施的并发症slowed freight movement and increased surcharges, becoming evidence of how quickly problems can cascade through supply chains, according to Supply Chain Dive.

密西西比河上的一座桥梁通过钢铁支撑梁延伸，导致调查暂停桥梁上的所有电机交通甚至水平。道路是美国供应链中的一个重要环节 - 它允许东海岸和西南部和海湾海岸中西部的货运运动。

Experts are using the bridge and the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack as evidence of the importance in investing in infrastructure to continue helping boost supply chains after various disruptions in the last year.

“田纳西大学供应链教授Thomas Goldsby没有替代路线，”田纳西大学的供应链教授告诉供应链潜水。“所以如果这是一个延长的关机，那将在坦率地造成一些非常严重的问题，坦率地，大多数人都不认为很多。”

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