• U.S. Purchasing Managers Report Higher Manufacturing Activity – December 2012

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“Manufacturing expanded in December as the PMI™ registered 50.7 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points when compared to November's reading of 49.5 percent. "A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting.” Source: Institute for Supply Management

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