Report: U.S. to Have 500K Fewer U.S. Births in 2021 Due to Coronavirus Crisis

The United States is expected to have up to 500,000 fewer births next year as a result of the Chinese coronavirus crisis, according to research.

The research by the left-leaning Brookings Institute was published in the Wall Street Journal, detailing a grim future for the makers of baby and infant products because of fewer births spurred by the crisis.

The Journal notes:

The think tank has forecast between 300,000 to 500,000 fewer births in the U.S. next year, compared with a drop of 44,172 last year. Its analysis, partly based on what happened following the 2007-2009 recession, is that weaker job prospects equate to fewer births. “Women will have many fewer babies in the short term, and for some of them, a lower total number of children over their lifetimes,” it said in a June report. [Emphasis added]

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