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By Jonathan NguyenNov 13, 2020

Foreign Trade Report – August 2020

U.S. machine tool exports valued $118.41 million in August, up 25.8% from July’s total of $94.12 million. Exports for year-to-date 2020 totaled $917.75 million, a decrease of 28.0% when compared to the same period for 2019. Monthly machine tool imports...

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Intelligence
By Christopher DownsNov 09, 2020

Recap: Gloomy Forecasts With Pockets of Opportunity at MTForecast 2020

Last month, manufacturing executives from around the country attended the virtual MTForecast conference which brought together nationally recognized economists and industry analysts – as well as machine tool forecasts and industry outlooks for...

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Intelligence
By Pat McGibbonAug 03, 2020

USMCA Launches

July 1 saw the implementation of the new NAFTA, NAFTA 2.0, or as our government calls it, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, called the implementation of the USMCA...

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