U.S. Expansion Slowed in August, Survey Shows

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 23, 2021–Josh Mitchell, Paul Hannon (subscription)
Softening demand at a time of rising Covid-19 cases, labor shortages and persistent knots in shipping networks are restraining businesses in the U.S. and across the globe, according to private-sector surveys released Monday.
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