Manufacturing production fell 2.6% in September.
Economist Daniel J. Meckstroth of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI noted that a “confluence of negative events drove down production in the last month. A hurricane shut down Gulf Coast refineries and did lasting damage to businesses in Texas and surrounding states; petroleum and coal production declined 9.2% in September. Aerospace had been a strong growth performer but the labor strike at Boeing disrupted industry production; aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment production declined 16.6%.
Source: Industry Week
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