国际英语资讯:U.S. regional manufacturing sector sees slower growth in November: survey
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="Manufacturing">Manufacturing</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Outlook">Outlook</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>, <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Delaware">Delaware</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="diffusion">diffusion</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 22.2 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12.9 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 22 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="decreases">decreases</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> 10 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9.1.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="decreases">decreases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> 3 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> 16.3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 15 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6.3, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 42 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="declines">declines</span>. <span word="Firms">Firms</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Manufacturing">Manufacturing</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Outlook">Outlook</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="District">District</span>. <span word="Participants">Participants</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>.</p>
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