U.S. manufacturing improved slightly in October
Posted by scapozzola on 11/01/2012
According to the the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in October for the second consecutive month following three months of slight contraction. The Institute for Supply Management's PMI manufacturing index registered 51.7 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from September's reading of 51.5 percent.
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