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HONG KONG — American manufacturers expanded output for a sixth consecutive month in June, marking the longest unbroken growth run in four years. The advance came despite a simultaneously hostile environment: high U.S.
tariffs, conflict with Iran, a spike in oil prices, and rising inflation were all in play at once — a combination that has historically been sufficient to interrupt factory activity.
What Six Months of Growth Actually Means The duration of the streak sharpens its significance.
A single month of expansion amid macro turbulence is noise; six consecutive months points to something more structural in U.S.
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