Associated Industries of Massachusetts

Though confidence among Massachusetts employers has fluctuated over the last year, it has remained within a comfortable range and nothing has significantly rocked the boat for businesses, analysts said.

The eight-and-a-half year run during which Massachusetts employers were more bullish about the state economy than the U.S. economy ended in August and analysts said the change says more about the national economy.

After taking a nosedive in June confidence among Massachusetts employers was almost unchanged in July, dropping by one-tenth of a percentage point amid continued concerns about American trade policy.

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The impacts of tariffs have been swift and immediate for Central Massachusetts manufacturers, who are seeing raw material costs spike while they remain locked in deals for goods.

Confidence among Massachusetts employers took a dive in June, dropping more than five percentage points as businesses begin to see "a perfect storm" of issues on the horizon.

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The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index jumped 2.4 percentage points to 66.6 in May. The last time the index was as high as 66.6 was in the summer of 2000.

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