Going by data alone, the US economy is thriving. The national GDP is growing at 2% and Ohio’s is growing at 1.3%. Job growth and employment numbers are strong but wage growth is slim to none. The effects of punitive tariffs and trade disputes are creating uncertainties in manufacturing and agriculture but the new USMCA appears to be well received. Ask the average American and their personal story may paint a different picture.

Join CMC for our annual first forum of the New Year featuring Bill LaFayette, Ph.D., Founder, Regionomics, as he releases his 2020 Columbus Economic Forecast. LaFayette will be joined by George Mokrzan, Ph.D., Director of Economics, Huntington National Bank, and host Mark Williams, reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.

Recorded on 01/08/2020 at the Boat House at Confluence Park in Columbus, Ohio.