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Concern over the state of the U.S. economy has grown among MDM readers over the past six months even as more believe conditions may soon stabilize, according to the twice yearly MDM Survey on the Economy conducted in August. A similar survey was conducted in February.
 
Manufacturers who responded to the survey expressed the most concern over the current state of the economy, with 85.1% saying they were “very concerned”or “concerned.”Distributors showed slightly less concern, with 80.3% being “very concerned”or “concerned”in the August survey. Readers who believe the economy will worsen dropped to 28.6% from 46.5% in February. More than 13% …