July Factory Growth Slowest In Almost Three Years: Markit

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Wed, 08/01/2012 - 6:30am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The manufacturing sector grew in July at its slowest pace in nearly three years as a debt crisis in Europe and economic and political uncertainty at home dented demand, a survey showed on Wednesday.

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