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U.S. Factories Low on Inventory Show Reliance on Mexico’s Restart

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The past four weeks have been a real test for North American supply chains. Even as some U.S. states gradually begin to reopening their economies, some American manufacturers — especially small- and medium-sized ones — are finding themselves reliant on how and when Mexico will decide to lift its restrictions.