Total manufacturing sales fell 1.0% to $69.4 billion in August, on lower sales in 12 of the 21 subsectors, led by the transportation equipment (-5.7%) and food (-1.9%) subsectors. Meanwhile primary metal sales increased the most, up 3.6% to $5.8 billion in August. On a year-to-date basis, total manufacturing sales were down 1.0% in the first eight months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
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