2024 has included a tapestry of conflicting economic trends, with some industries enjoying ongoing growth and others in overt recession. Manufacturing and much of the industrial portion of the economy experienced a mild recession, but that decline will soon give way to rise and additional opportunities in 2025 and 2026 for well-prepared businesses. The services sector of the economy slowed in its rate of rise in 2024 and is expected to increase its rate of rise in 2025 and into 2026. Join us for our outlook for key industries over the next two years. We will discuss consumer spending, inflation, interest rates, the labor market and key leading indicators. Our examination will extend to global markets and their impact on the domestic landscape. This presentation will provide information on necessary tactics and strategies that will prepare you for an upswing in the business cycle post 2024. Knowledge gained from the presentation, in conjunction with ITR Economics’ time-tested analytical tools, will provide you the means to maximize profit in the years ahead.

About Alan Beaulieu
For the last time ever, as he is retiring in 2025, we are excited to bring you one of your favorite speakers and most certainly IAPD’s most popular economist, Alan Beaulieu, ITR Economics. He has made us laugh with his dry and witty sense humor and has held himself accountable year after year with his eerily accurate economic forecasts, Beaulieu has been delivering award-winning economic analysis keynotes to IAPD, and in countries across the world to thousands of business owners and executives for the last 30 years.

He is co-author of Prosperity in the Age of Decline, a powerful look at how to make the most of the United States and global trends over the next 20 years. Beaulieu also co-authored Make Your Move, a practical and insightful guide on increasing profits through business cycle changes, and noted by one reviewer as “simple, yet awesome.”

As the result of his years of work with domestic and international associations, it has been remarked that Beaulieu’s “insight into our business, a track record of accurate forecasting and unparalleled knowledge of global markets has earned him the respect and appreciation of key business leaders in our industry.”

Pronouncements from ITR Economics and Beaulieu have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Knight Ridder News Services, Business Week, Associated Press, The Washington Times and numerous other outlets.