Labor & Economic News Blog

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Manufacturing Falls Short of Expectations (AP)
AP - U.S. manufacturing expanded at a slower-than-expected rate in May, hampered by energy prices and industrial companies working through excess inventory, especially in the automobile sector, figures from a private research organization showed on Wednesday. Stock prices rose on speculation that the weak performance could discourage the Federal Reserve from hiking interest rates.

 



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