jetcityimage Introduction The American manufacturing industry is not in a great place - neither are the European nor the Chinese. To use the words of Wells Fargo (emphasis added): The ISM Index, a long-trusted bellwether for the manufacturing sector, sunk even deeper into contraction territory in July coming in at 46.8, a reading just spitting distance from its lowest levels of the past three years. Only two components were above the 50-line of demarcation between expansion and contraction: prices paid  ...