Summary: shipping data illustrates this point From January 2009 to February 2009 in just a single month the number of global manufacturers shipping to the U S dropped 10 from ~131K to ~118K In case you re wondering if it s a seasonal thing it s not In 2008 from January to February there was a very slight increase in the number of companies shipping to the United States
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