Wall Street Journal (02/02/12) Conor Dougherty
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in January, and indicators point to additional growth in the coming months. The Institute for Supply Management’s index of overall activity climbed by one point to 54.1 in January from the prior month, roughly corresponding to economists’ forecasts. However, several economists believe it will be difficult for U.S. manufacturers to continue expanding at their current pace, due to an overall slowdown in the global economy.