Charging Ahead: Weights and Measures Week 2020

You may not think about it very often, but weights and measures touch our lives every day.

View as a Web Page Taking Measure Blog Charging Ahead: Weights and Measures Week 2020 Happy Weights and Measures Week 2020! Weights and Measures Week is celebrated every year from March 1-7 to commemorate President John Adams signing the first U.S. weights and measures legislation into law on March 2, 1799. It is estimated that sales of products or services involving "weights and measures" in the United States represent approximately 50% of the U.S. gross domestic product. While you may not think about it very often, weights and measures touch our lives every day. Every time you fill up at the pump or go grocery shopping, and you're buying goods and services priced, advertised and sold based on some quantity, be it gallons, liters, kilowatt-hours, kilograms, pounds or even time, a measurement is involved. Read More

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