
U.S. manufacturing
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US trade deficit widens, manufacturing activity slows
Demand for imported goods exceeded export growth
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US manufacturing fell in May to lowest level since June 2009
Exports suffered as a result of struggling overseas economies
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Rising U.S. exports, reshoring could create up to 5 million jobs by 2020: report
U.S. will have export cost advantage of five to 25 per cent over Germany, Italy, France, U.K., Japan
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Survey: US manufacturing activity shrinks for third straight month
Factories have been key source of jobs since recession ended, but sector has slowed
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Orders for long lasting US factory goods, outside aircraft, fall for 4th time in 5 months
Excluding aircraft and other transportation goods, orders dropped 0.4 per cent