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THE STATE OF U.S. MANUFACTURING
According to the Institute for Supply Management, a not-for-profit educational organization that reports monthly on the state of American manufacturing, U.S. manufacturing has been expanding for about a year. Its May 1, 2014 report cited an average of 4.4 percent growth every month since May 2013. The report also had a "New Orders Index," which showed growth for the last 11 months, at an average rate of 4 percent. Relevant industries experiencing growth in new orders cited in the report included: apparel, leather & allied products; miscellaneous manufacturing; textile mills; computer & electronic products; plastics & rubber products; and paper products.