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U.S. Factory Activity Slows; Private Payrolls Increase
Reuters, Aug. 1, 2018–Lucia Mutikani
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in July amid signs that a robust economy and import tariffs were putting pressure on the supply chain, which could hurt production in the long term.