Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand, writes @greg_ip

Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand, writes @greg_ip

The Wall Street Journal April 18, 2026

Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. Credit the most basic economic force of all: demand.