Manufacturing Growth in the Near Term

U.S. manufacturing's recovery from the 2001 recession is likely to continue during the next three to six months but at a somewhat slower pace than has recently occurred, indicates the latest quarterly business outlook from the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.

The Arlington, Va.-based business and public policy research group's September composite index of future business activity stands at 75, down from an all-time high of 80 in June of this year.

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