Factory sector growth slows in August
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Manufacturing expansion slowed in August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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Expansion in the U.S. factory sector  slowed in August as higher costs for energy and raw materials  squeezed manufacturers, a report showed Wednesday, but analysts  said growth remained relatively robust.
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The U.S. manufacturing sector will grow at a slower pace over the next two years than it did in 2006, according to a new report, as new clean-air rules for diesel engines, and continued weakness in the housing and auto industries, weigh on key industrial end markets.
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U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in  June, with employment weakening but the pace of new orders  picking up, according to a survey published on Monday.
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Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, data showed.
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The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in August at a slower clip than in July amid rising commodity prices, a trade group said Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in August to the slowest pace in 12 years as troubles in the housing industry continued to intensify.
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Private employers likely added 38,000 jobs in August, far fewer than analysts had expected and the slowest rate of growth in four years, a report by a private employment service said on Wednesday.
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Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped at the sharpest rate in seven months in August, adding to signals of a slowdown in the nationâs industrial sector.
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Private employers likely added 38,000  jobs in August, far fewer than analysts had expected and the  slowest rate of growth in four years, a report by a private  employment service said on Wednesday.
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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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Small-business optimism soured in  August, falling to its lowest in more than three years as  proprietors expect the U.S. economy to continue slowing, a  survey released on Tuesday showed.
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U.S. factory activity expanded at a  slightly reduced pace in August, while new order growth slowed  as well, according to a survey published on Friday.
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Manufacturing expansion slowed in  August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt  for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in  July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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Growth in business activity in the   U.S. Midwest slowed slightly in August, a report showed on   Thursday, but the data may signal the economy is in recession.
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Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a second consecutive month in August, marking the first back-to-back declines in more than two years.
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The nation's manufacturing sector, hurt by softer U.S. auto sales and a weakening housing market, expanded at a slower pace in September than in August, a trade group said Monday.