Manufacturing Grows at Slower Pace

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The nation’s manufacturing sector grew at a slower pace during October, boosted by rising orders but increasingly feeling the strain of a continuing rise in energy and raw materials prices.


The Institute for Supply Management, which issued its monthly report on the U.S. economy’s industrial sector Tuesday, said its manufacturing index was at 59.1 percent last month, down from September’s 59.4 percent.


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