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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