Fastener companies seem to be struggling with top-line growth even as margins improve.
The dilemma comes at a time of weakening fastener activity in the U.S., where fastener imports and exports weakened in June for the third straight month.
U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318)
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