Strong Autos Lift Factory Output In August

Kansas City Star: Business, Kansas City Star: Business
Thu, 09/15/2011 - 6:18am

Strong auto production drove factory output higher for a second straight month in August. But manufacturing was otherwise weak last month, a troubling sign for the economy.

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