Job Quality Index Rises as Low-Quality Jobs Fall in January
The Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 0.54 to 79.36 in the February reading as the decline in low-quality jobs prompted a small increase in the
CPA Suggests Improvements to Buy American Executive Order
CPA sent the following letter to President Biden asking that he take into consideration three suggestions to ensure the strongest Buy American provisions possible. Dear
Industry and Union Coalition Outlines Policy Recommendations in Letters to President Biden, Congressional Leaders
WASHINGTON—A broad coalition of industry organizations and labor unions, representing a broad spectrum of manufacturers and workers who stepped up to make essential PPE and
FDA Releases Massive List of Essential Medicines That Should Be Made In USA
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Score one for the local pharmaceutical industry. FDA’s essential medicine and critical inputs list gives domestic producers a a
How Tariffs Are Benefiting US Manufacturing
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist Last year, the US raised the share of domestic demand for manufactured goods met by US production for the
CPA Letter on Rethinking Agriculture and the WTO
CPA sent the following letter to Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer supporting efforts to reform the WTO because it has not helped farm and ranch income.
CPA Letter on Renewal of Generalized System of Preferences
RE: Five Suggested Reforms for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Dear Chairman Grassley and Chairman Neal, As you consider renewing tariff preference programs such
A More Competitive Dollar Would Boost US Manufacturing
The rising dollar–35% in the past nine years–makes U.S. exports more expensive overseas. In March, the Federal Reserve was forced to act in order to
CPA Praises Presidential Proclamation on U.S. Solar Manufacturing
Trump administration closes tariff loophole on imports of bifacial solar panels Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has strongly praised a new proclamation
CPA Says Move to Eliminate Tariffs on PPE Would Sabotage U.S. Manufacturing, Health Care
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) charged that a new Senate bill to eliminate all tariffs on personal protective equipment (PPE) would sabotage U.S.
