American manufacturers grow at fastest clip in 4 years due to AI boom, but all is not well

MarketWatch TechAugust 3, 2026en

American manufacturers grew in July at the fastest pace in more than four year as they bore the fruits of a massive boom in artificial intelligence, but they’re also being hampered by pandemic-era-like supply shortages and higher inflation.

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