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Slower Growth Foreseen For Manufacturing
Consistent with slower overall domestic economic growth, the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy will likely continue to expand during the next three to six months, but at a slower rate than it did during the first six months of 2006, indicate data released July 13 by the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, an Arlington, Va.-based business and public policy research group. Read more

Women Gaining Supply-Chain Access
The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) is extending its outreach and economic development efforts to the international business community with the launch of the USWCC Women's Global Network. Read more

Freight From Mexico To Southeast U.S. By Rail, Every Day
The service promises to deliver transit times competitive with those from West Coast U.S. ports. Read more

Kenwal To Open New Steel Processing, Distribution Center
Kenwal Steel Corp., a processor of flat-rolled strip, will build a new processing and distribution center near Columbus, MS, adjacent to the SeverCorr L.L.C. project. Read more

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Reader Talk-Back -- Questioning India's Manufacturing Push
"I find this disturbing. India is not happy with 9% manufacturing growth? They are hoping for 12%?"
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Mike Evans' Economic Outlook -- Lying With Statistics (WSJ Division)
"The Wall St Journal, in an editorial today called "good jobs at good wages", claimed that this recovery is more robust than the similar period in the 1990s... I'm not claiming they miscopied the data or made an arithmetic error or anything like that, but the argument is specious for three reasons."
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Manufacturing Talk -- Learning From Toyota/Japan: Naps At Work
"Toyota and other Japanese concerns are encouraging afternoon naps....Now If the U.S. can add milk and cookies to it, I'll be all set."
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If the U.S. and the other 148 WTO members fail to reach a new international trade agreement by yearend, how much will it affect your business?

• A lot on our exports.
• A lot on our production abroad.
• Some impact on our exports.
• Some impact our production abroad.
• Virtually none. We are domestic makers and sellers.