Raw materials price index increased 3.8 percent due to higher prices for crude energy products.
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Index remains at 17-year high.
Fourth-quarter sales decreased 1.1 percent year-over-year.
Company also completes previously announced acquisition of Hedis.
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The new facility is expected to be on-stream in 2019.
This decrease follows a 2.2 percent September increase, according to the advance report.
Real GDP by state growth ranged from 8.3 percent in North Dakota to -0.7 percent in Iowa.
The index's three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, increased 0.28 during the month.
Spending on single-family homes led the increase.
Sales were up in four of the eight subsectors.
The Coincident Economic Index increased 0.3 percent.
PTDA Business Index down to 65.1 in quarter.
Fourth quarter sales increased 9.8 percent.
Company's year-to-date sales increase 4.6 percent.
The increase is attributed to higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry.
Manufacturing increased 1.3 percent for the month.
