Industrial Production Nearly Stalls
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U.S. industrial output barely edged  up, gaining a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in August, the  Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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A slowdown in manufacturing and construction means the economy needs to rely even more on exports to sustain growth.
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Expansion in the U.S. factory sector  slowed in August as higher costs for energy and raw materials  squeezed manufacturers, a report showed on Wednesday, but  analysts said growth remained relatively robust.
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Recent expansion in the U.S.  manufacturing sector lost some momentum last month as growth in  new orders and employment retreated, but industrial costs  jumped, according to data published on Thursday.
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Expansion in the U.S. factory sector slowed in August as higher costs for energy and raw materials squeezed manufacturers, a report showed on Wednesday, but analysts said growth remained relatively robust.
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An escalating energy crisis has pulled the plug on hopes of reviving Zimbabwe's economy as production grinds to a halt in a manufacturing sector already battling the impact of sky-high inflation.
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A slowing economy weighs on the employment software company.
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WASHINGTON -- The productivity of American workers slowed sharply in the first three months of this year but wage pressures eased as well, providing evidence that inflation is being restrained.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factory activity   retrenched for the first time in over three years in September,   the latest sign of a rapidly-slowing economy.
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Industrial activity edged up by 0.1 percent in August as declines in utility and mining output tempered a gain in factory production.
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US industrial production rose a meagre 0.1% in January, the latest indication that the economy is stuttering.
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Indiaâs industrial production growth slowed for a second month in May as the highest interest rates in five years crimped demand and currency gains weakened exports. Output at factories, utilities and mines rose 11.1 percent from the period a year earlier, after a revised 12.4 percent increase in April, the Central Statistical Organization said. Economists were expecting a 12 percent gain. Manufacturing output rose 11.9 percent in May from a year earlier, the slowest pace in four months. Mining gained 3.7 percent.
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Worker productivity, a crucial factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2007 while wage pressure increased.
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Job growth is reaching its peak, confirming that economic activity is slowing from its earlier brisk pace to a more sustainable rate.
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A demand for workers outpaced big losses from the unwinding of the housing boom and a slowing economy.
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Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased.
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The economy is still caught between slowing growth and stubborn inflation pressures, new government reports showed yesterday.