Production rate creeps in August
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Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than in July, according to a monthly report released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.
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UK factory orders showed a surprise improvement in August, according to a survey from the CBI business group.
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Business & money: Signs that four increases since August are starting to bite as housing market cools.
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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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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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Manufacturing output picked up for a third month in a row in July, according to official figures.
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The Labor Department reports the unemployment numbers for August at 8:30 am EDT Friday. Economists look for a stronger increase in August payrolls than in the prior two months and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged.
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up 45 percent from August -- according to a survey released by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Compared with a year ago, job cuts were up 41 percent.
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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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Orders increased at US factories in August for a range of durable goods, including automobiles, metals and communications equipment, evidence manufacturing will help drive the economic expansion.
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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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Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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US 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&#39;s expansion remains solid.
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Manufacturing in the nation accelerated in August and September, supporting Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s view that the economy &quot;regained some traction.
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Indiaâs industrial production growth slowed for a second month in May as the highest interest rates in five years crimped demand and currency gains weakened exports. Output at factories, utilities and mines rose 11.1 percent from the period a year earlier, after a revised 12.4 percent increase in April, the Central Statistical Organization said. Economists were expecting a 12 percent gain. Manufacturing output rose 11.9 percent in May from a year earlier, the slowest pace in four months. Mining gained 3.7 percent.
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August employment grew at the slowest rate in four years.
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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.