(09-01) 07:13 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Manufacturing grew a little slower in August than the previous month, but didn't contract as some had feared. The 25th straight month of growth was a hopeful sign that U.S....
Stories Related to Manufacturing Activity Largely Unchanged In August
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Business
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:13am
Sections: business
Topics: 2011 august economy manufacturing
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