While manufacturing technology sales were down in October compared to September (and the high order volume that came along with IMTS), the latest U.S Manufacturing Technology Report from AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology shows October sales were 0.2 percent higher than October 2015. While year-to-date orders are down 5.6 percent compared to the same point last year and global trade is essentially unchanged, other signs indicate an upward trend.

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