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Orders for Goods Increase Amid Tensions

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Amid worries about trade tensions between the US and other countries, the US Census Bureau reports that new orders for manufactured goods increased by $1.8 billion dollars, or four-tenths of one percent during the month of May.

That number coincides with similarly optimistic May numbers from the Port of Savannah, which reports that last month was the second-busiest month in the port’s history. Total cargo moved at the Port of Savannah topped 3 million tons, an 8.9 percent increase from May of last year.

As manufacturing orders and port traffic increase, however, the US Chamber of Commerce warned yesterday that Georgia could see a severe impact on some $750 million dollars of agricultural and industrial exports which might be affected by retaliatory tariffs from China, the European Union, Canada, and Mexico.

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.
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