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Archive Home > 2012 > August > 02 > Manufacturing sector shows second month of decline

Manufacturing sector shows second month of decline

By Christopher S. Rugaber / The Bulletin
August 2, 2012

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing shrank for the second consecutive month in July, further evidence of an economy growing at a sluggish pace.

The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its index of manufacturing activity ticked up to....

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