The BLS Daily Reported, >__Consumer spending greatly exceeded income growth in September, >triggering a negative personal savings rate for the first time in almost >40 years, but analysts caution against reading too much into the >development. >__The National Association of Purchasing Management said that its >monthly survey showed that manufacturing activity slowed last month for >the fifth month in a row. ... >Purchasing managers say that the prices their companies are >paying for materials and components continue to fall rapidly. ... >Corporate profit growth stumbled in the three months that ended in >September, producing the first year-to-year drop since the nation was >clawing its way out of the recession in 1991. Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #408 1035 Pacific St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4G7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 669-3286 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/
