Sadaf Masood
US industrial production August 2026: machinery output up 6.3% while factory output fell, and why an American lead time is now a negotiating position
The Fed's G.17 says US manufacturing fell 0.3% in August after seven straight monthly gains — but machinery output rose again and American factories ran at 75.7% of capacity. What that does to a quote from a US supplier.
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