Manufacturing recovery 'slowing'
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UK manufacturing grew at its slowest rate in 18 months during January, a survey says, prompting fears a recovery is running out of steam.
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Japanâs machinery orders fell in December, signaling that economic growth may slow this year as companies scale back spending on factories and equipment. Non-government machinery orders, excluding shipping and utilities, declined a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent from November, the Cabinet Office said.
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Confidence among UK manufacturers has slipped in the face of slowing demand and higher costs, a CBI survey says.
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Factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region slowed in November, but held in positive  territory as the outlook for the future bounced back from  depressed levels, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Britain's manufacturing output slipped in November, official data showed Friday, prompting analysts to warn of a potential recession in the sector this year.
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Growth in factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region eased in June, although it was still above  expectations, with a dip in the six-month business conditions  outlook, according to a survey released on Thursday.
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An index of optimism among UK manufacturers fell in the three months through October to the lowest since July of last year, the Confederation of British Industry said, adding to evidence of a slowdown in industry.
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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 on Wednesday, but analysts said growth remained relatively robust.
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But the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said the pace of production had risen more slowly than in August. The news will help soothe fears that the US economic recovery may be running out of steam.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factory activity  retrenched for the first time in over three years in September,  the latest sign of a rapidly-slowing economy.
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A report of a surprise drop in regional factory activity suggested that the economy might be losing momentum faster than most economists expected.
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Growth in US factory activity slowed in August as new orders shrank and manufactures were forced to pay higher prices for supplies, a report on Wednesday showed.
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Britain's manufacturing output has dropped 0.4 percent in October from the previous month.
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U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly  contracted in January to its slowest pace since April 2003 as  new orders, inventories and production fell, according to a  survey published on Thursday.
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Manufacturing output climbed in June, official data has shown, but at a slower pace than had been forecast by analysts.
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Japan&#39;s unemployment rate fell to a six-year low in November and industrial production picked up, offering evidence that the nation&#39;s recovery is continuing, although at a significantly slower pace than earlier in the year.
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The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted in December, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth and sinking to its lowest point in almost five years, a private research group said Wednesday. The decline suggests that the overall economy may be weakening faster than some economists predicted.