1.   American workers will manufacture the engines, additional electronic equipment and supply the basic metals for the aircraft.

2.   But output of business equipment, basic metals, construction supplies and other materials remained brisk.

3.   The potential combination may be a signal of other big cross-border deals and could lead to stable or higher prices for aluminum, a basic industrial metal.

4.   Exports of electronic circuits, furniture, basic metals and canned pineapple also have bright prospects, she added.

5.   The beverage and basic metals sectors also posted double digit output declines.

6.   The growth in the monthly and annual VoPI of basic metals can be attributed to the increases posted by its two subsectors.

7.   The projects were mainly in the petroleum and petroleum-products industry, basic metals, chemicals and chemical products and electrical and electronic products industry.

8.   Increases were recorded in mining and quarrying products, basic metals, metal products and transport equipment.

9.   Those industries that suffered year-on-year drops included the textile, basic metals, transport equipment and paper and petroleum products sectors.

10.   It noted double-digit decreases in the production of leather products, electrical machinery, paper and paper products, and basic metals.