Manufacturing rises in August
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Manufacturing output climbed by 0.4 percent in August compared with output the previous month, official data has shown.
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China's industrial output for August rose 15.9 percent year-on-year after a 15.5 percent gain in July, with demand for coal, steel and natural gas driving growth, official data showed.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories kicked  production up a notch in December as orders for manufacturing  goods increased, a regional Federal Reserve bank said on  Thursday.
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Housing construction in August jumped to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.
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Soaring petroleum prices pushed the cost of goods imported into the U.S. much higher than expected in August, the government said today.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  expanded in August for a 16th straight month but at a slower  pace than expected, as pricing pressures mounted, a report  showed on Tuesday.
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Manufacturing undergirded the US economy in August and probably into this month, helping sustain the expansion as retail sales slowed, reports this week are forecast by economists to show.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded in August for a 16th straight month but at a slower pace than expected, as pricing pressures mounted, a report showed on Tuesday.
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U.S. factory growth stayed strong in  September, according to reports on Friday, while construction  spending hit a record high in August for a seventh month in a  row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.
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The growth in manufacturing eased in August to a pace that is consistent with the recent cooling in the economy.
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Manufacturing in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly grew at its fastest rate in two years in June, suggesting a surprisingly strong recovery in the national factory sector, data showed on Thursday.
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Retail sales unexpectedly rose in August, gaining 0.6 percent after a 0.7 percent gain in July, the Office for National Statistics said.
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July factory orders rose the most in four months, exceeding forecasts, and productivity gains slowed last quarter, two government reports released yesterday showed.
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The latest round of economic data was again mixed, reports showed Friday: Manufacturing activity increased in September for the 16th consecutive month and construction spending surged in August to a record high.
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NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity rose in September for the 16th consecutive month, but at a more gradual pace than in August, an industry research group reported Friday.
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Brazil's industrial output grew 1.1 percent in August compared to July, the sixth straight month-to-month rise as the economy gathers steam following a recession last year and a slow start in 2004.
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Factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region accelerated more than expected in June, a  survey showed on Thursday.