回答: taz　 由 frozendead 于 2011-11-01 9:15

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector
decelerated in October as production and inventories declined, according to
a closely followed index. The Institute for Supply Management's
manufacturing gauge dropped to 50.8% last month - just slightly above a 2011
low - from 51.6% in September. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had
expected the index to rise to 52.1%. Reading over 50% indicate that more
manufacturers are expanding instead of shrinking. Only eight of the 18
industries tracked by Tempe, Ariz.-based ISM reported growth in October,
down from 12 in the prior month. The ISM's employment index rose and prices
fell.