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0.1% -- expected export sales growth rate for US manufacturers (2026)
Manufacturers project export sales to increase by 0.1 percent over the next year.
- projection based on survey responses
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0.1%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
National Association of Manufacturers
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Tier B
https://scorecardsales.com/manufacturing-sales-crisis-2026-labor-tariffs-buyer-shifts/ ↗
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National Association of Manufacturers
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Methodology
NAM Q1 2025 Outlook Survey projection; lowest anticipated growth since pandemic peak in 2020
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