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U.S. manufacturing grows again, but recovery fragile



By John Parry
01 December 2009 @ 06:36 pm BST


A worker uses a saw to shape fiberglass at U.S. thermoplastics maker Aurora Technologies Inc in Monterrey
A worker uses a saw to shape fiberglass at U.S. thermoplastics maker Aurora Technologies Inc in Monterrey near the border with Texas October 29, 2009.
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Spending on homebuilding was up 4.4 percent in October, more than recovering from a 2.0 percent dip in September. It was the biggest monthly gain in private residential spending since a matching 4.4 percent rise in March 1998.

(Additional reporting by Jennifer Ablan, Ellen Freilich, Lucia Mutikani and Glenn Somerville)

(Reporting by John Parry)

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