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manufacturing activity is continuing to rebound,” said Mr. Pearson. “Further manufacturing job gains, especially in nondurable goods industries, should be realized in the coming months.”
Although Mr. Pearson believes Virginia consumers need to bring their spending more in line with the rate of increases in personal income, he says the bureau’s sample of retail trade show's not just a deceleration in buying activity, but an actual decline of less than one percent in August. He acknowledges that a late Labor Day delayed the baek-toschool buying season, and says retail spending may be shored up when September’s sales results are in.
In other indicators for the month of August compared to August 1986, bank debits declined nine percent, newspaper advertising lineage was up 2.3 percent, and nonagricultural employment rose 2.9 percent.
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