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Links from the episode are here:

1. https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-pmi-reports/
2. https://www.ismworld.org/globalassets/pub/research-and-surveys/rob/pmi/humpt202512pmi.pdf
3. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/manufacturing-payrolls
4. https://www.ismworld.org/globalassets/pub/research-and-surveys/rob/nmi/h4ckrob202512svcs.pdf
5. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate
6. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
7. https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/charts.html
8. https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/current/index.html
9. https://www.franchiseinsights.com/franchise-development/most-franchise-development-teams-stuck-to-expansion-plans-or-grew-them-in-2025/
10. https://www.franchiseinsights.com/franchise-development/a-reliable-source-for-franchise-development-website-referrals/
11. https://www.franchiseinsights.com/franchise-development/franchise-lead-generation/record-referral-percentages-from-portals-to-franchise-development-websites/
12. https://www.franchiseinsights.com/top-ten-business-opportunity-categories/
13. https://www.uschamber.com/sbindex/summary

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