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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
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....