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In this Sept. 18, 2019, photo a Puckett Machinery Company technician walks past a new heavy duty Caterpillar excavator that awaits modification at Puckett Machinery Company in Flowood, Miss. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for September. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

US manufacturing sinks to decade-low, stoking economic fear

By BANI SAPRA - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo General Motors employees work on the chassis line as they build the frame, power train and suspension onto the truck's body at the Flint Assembly Plant in Flint, Mich. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for August. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)

US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war

By BANI SAPRA and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo Ford's employees work on a Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer lines at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago. On Monday, July 1, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for June. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)

US manufacturing growth slows in June for 3rd straight month

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2019, file photo cashier Edward Kelliher sells lottery tickets at the Lotto Store at Primm just inside the California border near Primm, Nev. On Wednesday, June 5, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for May. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

US services company grew at faster pace in May

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, Zakiyyah Askia, a plumbing apprentice in a program run by the nonprofit Chicago Women in Trades, welds pipes at a high rise residence under construction in Chicago. On Friday, May 3, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for April. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

US service companies grew at a slower pace in April

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo Walmart associates stock a frozen meat section at a Walmart Supercenter in Houston. On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for February. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

US service firms grew at fastest pace since fall 2018

Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, women work in a lower-level space at The Riveter, a women-focused shared workspace facility in Seattle. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for January. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

US service firms grew at slower pace in January

Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo a Walmart associate stocks a shelf at a Walmart Supercenter in Houston. On Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for December. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

US service firms grew at slower pace in December

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo Crystal Odum inspects the front end of a General Motors Chevrolet Cruze at Jamestown Industries in Youngstown, Ohio. On Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for December. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

US factories expanded at slowest pace in more than 2 years

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo final inspector Mary Skinner inspects the rear end of a General Motors Chevrolet Cruze at Jamestown Industries in Youngstown, Ohio. On Monday, Dec. 3, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for November. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Survey: US manufacturing grew in November

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2018, photo automotive technician Don Dimond prepares to separate an engine and transmission assembly at a repair shop in Harmony, Pa. On Thursday, Sept. 6, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for August. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

US services firms saw growth quicken in August

Associated Press

US services firms saw growth slowdown in July

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

Stocks mostly lower after manufacturing slows down

By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press

Mike Kastner leaves the unfinished lower half of a building acquired by his son Daniel's company, 1977 Mopeds, which sells moped parts online, on May 14, 2013, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (AP Photo/Kalamazoo Gazette, James Buck)

U.S. manufacturing gauge sinks to June 2009 level

By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press

Illustration Obama's Jobs by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: No relief in the numbers

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Dietz Werland works on the assembly line at the Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo, Ind., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/A.J. Mast)

Survey: U.S. manufacturing grew more slowly in March

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

** FILE ** Droplets of rain cover the handle of a shopping cart outside a Wal-Mart store. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Worried companies scramble to take cover from ‘fiscal cliff’

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Employees work in a shipping area of Generac Power Systems Inc., one of the nation's largest makers of residential generators, in Whitewater, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. manufacturing shrinks in November to 3-year low

By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press

A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

Stocks edge lower after weak manufacturing report

By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press

**FILE** Anthony Cavallo, owner of the restaurant Vintage 50, mounts a potato cutter in his restaurant in Leesburg, Va., on Oct. 8, 2012. (Associated Press)

U.S. service firms grow more slowly in October

By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press