Although the rebound in manufacturing sales in November was stronger than most expected, it wasn’t enough to offset similar declines in the previous three months. Accordingly, manufacturing activity apparently declined quite sharply in the fourth quarter as a whole, supporting our view that the economy contracted slightly.
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