Definition of "manufacturing" []

• The action of the verb to manufacture. (noun)
• The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale. (noun)
• Used in manufacturing. (adjective)
• Present participle of manufacture. (verb)

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• "The positive contributors to the index -- in order from the largest positive contributor to the smallest -- are the yield spread, the stock price index, production expectations, industrial new orders, building permits (residential) * and the ratio of the deflator of manufacturing value added to unit labor cost for manufacturing*."
• "New unemployment claims (inverted) * were the only negative contributor in September, while the ratio of the deflator of manufacturing value added to unit labor cost for manufacturing* remained unchanged."
• "| Reply one of the tried and true ways to boost the economy, increase employment, and maintain manufacturing is government spending."