Philly Fed Factory Index Slides to 3.6 From 8.7

The region’s manufacturing sector expanded in November but at an extremely slow pace, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicated.

The general business conditions index slipped to 3.6 this month from 8.7 in October.

Economists had predicted a 7.0 reading for the index.

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