1.   Along with auto sales, there are other signs manufacturing shifted into a lower gear last month.

2.   But production of less sophisticated components shrank as manufacturing shifted offshore.

3.   Recent statistics show that retail sales have fallen three months in a row through May, inflation is under wraps, and manufacturing has shifted into a lower gear.

4.   Recent statistics show retail sales have fallen three months in a row through May, inflation is under wraps, and manufacturing has shifted into a lower gear.