Manufactured durable goods new orders down 0.8 percent.
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Construction spending up 1.4 percent from September.
PMI down 0.5 percent from October, and overall economy grew.
Teams should be unified in delivering on their value proposition.
The facility will allow the company to deliver more products by the next day to customers in the Northeast.
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.8 percent.
Chris DuPaul joins the company from CVS Health.
All Districts reported that manufacturing activity expanded during the reporting period.
The proposed transaction was originally valued at $29 billion.
Raw materials price index increased 3.8 percent due to higher prices for crude energy products.
The most recent showroom was opened in Piscataway, NJ.
Index remains at 17-year high.
Fourth-quarter sales decreased 1.1 percent year-over-year.
Company also completes previously announced acquisition of Hedis.
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in September 2017.
Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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This decrease follows a 2.2 percent September increase, according to the advance report.