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Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, November 2018
Manufacturing sales fell 1.4% to $57.3 billion in November, the second consecutive monthly decrease. The decline in November mainly reflected lower sales of petroleum and coal products. Excluding this industry, manufacturing sales rose 0.2%. Chart 1 Chart 1: Manufacturing sales decline in November Manufacturing sales decline in November Chart 1: Manufacturing sales decline in November Sales were down in 13 of 21 industries, representing 45.3% of total manufacturing sales. Sales of non-durable goods fell 3.4% to $27.2 billion, while sales of durable goods rose 0.5% to $30.1 billion. In volume terms, manufacturing ... (full story)