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The American economy shed another 54,000 non-farm payroll jobs in August as the federal government continued to lay off census workers, the U.S. Department of…

The battered American consumer has apparently absorbed the reality that things are going to get better only very slowly. Thus, despite the recent negative news…

Sales of equipment, supplies and furnishings declined 3.3% in the second quarter 2010, according to reps reporting for the Business Barometer fielded by the Manufacturers’…

The trend of higher commodity prices will continue into 2011, according to Tom Stundza, senior principal analyst in the Pricing and Purchasing Group of IHS…

Average list prices for equipment and supplies products rose only 1.3% for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, according to data from AutoQuotes Inc.…

It’s not often rising prices are a good thing. But both the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index—maintained by the Bureau of Labor…

While many challenges remain, Foodservice Equipment Reports forecasts the foodservice equipment and supplies market will grow in both real and current dollars in 2011, following…

Expectations are everything, especially when it comes to capital spending. And unfortunately, foodservice operators’ outlook for the next six months fell for the third straight…

Real gross-domestic product in the U.S. grew more slowly in the second quarter than many economists expected. The numbers for personal consumption expenditures were also…

After a nearly yearlong run-up in the prices of many key metals used in foodservice equipment and supplies, prices have plateaued and even fallen since…