The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, opened to traffic on Monday, offering a new crossing that an economic analysis estimates will save truck drivers 850,000 hours annually.
FTZs used to allow manufacturers to import goods tariff-free and use those imports to manufacture products with lower tariff rates. The Trump administration removed that benefit last year.
Production, new orders, imports and exports all increased, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Report from ISM. But according to the Labor Department, the economy has shed 66,000 manufacturing jobs over the past year.