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Machinery Manufacturing
Dive into the numbers and learn how industrial equipment is essential to the U.S. economy.

Machinery Trade Dashboard

Explore the Machinery Manufacturing Trade Dashboard

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Driving the U.S. Economy

Machinery manufacturing plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy. U.S. manufacturers generate over $400 billion in sales each year and employ more than one million workers. This sector uses complex and sophisticated industrial equipment to complete tasks such as:

  • Assembling automobiles and aircraft
  • Processing and package food and beverage products
  • Mining critical minerals
  • Harvesting crops

Without this sector, the U.S. economy wouldn’t be able to produce the products that consumers and businesses rely on.

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Emerging Opportunities in Global Manufacturing

The global manufacturing landscape is evolving, creating new opportunities for U.S. machinery manufacturers. Countries like Mexico, Turkey, and India are adopting industrial policies to promote their manufacturing industries, providing fresh opportunities. Demographic shifts and labor shortages are driving firms worldwide to adopt: 

  • Robotics and automation 
  • Additive manufacturing 
  • Industrial automation 
  • Advanced technologies 

To stay competitive, U.S. manufacturers need strong digital services and data processing capabilities.
 

Machinery & Supply Chains

Machinery is vital to U.S. supply chains, forming the backbone of manufacturing and many service and natural resource industries, and helping to facilitate the movement of products through the economy with equipment such as cranes, hoists, work trucks and more.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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