NEW YORK: Manufacturing expanded in November in industries ranging from apparel to tobacco, a widely watched survey showed on Thursday, and several other reports painted a picture of a U.S. economy gaining strength.
The government reported that personal income and spending edged up in October, construction spending rose that month and fewer Americans applied for unemployment insurance last week - all signs of a surprising resilience after one of the worst hurricane seasons on record.
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