31.   On Monday, the National Association of Purchasing Managers will release its monthly survey of manufacturing production, orders and activity.

32.   Southeastern U.S. manufacturers said their nationwide business picked up in October from the previous month, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

33.   Southeastern manufacturers said their nationwide business grew at a slower pace in September, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

34.   Southeastern U.S. manufacturers said their nationwide business slowed in November from the previous month, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

35.   That seemed to be the mood in the markets Tuesday, after the National Association of Production Managers released its monthly survey for April.

36.   The Chicago Purchasing Managers monthly survey, a harbinger of broader trends, showed a smaller-than-expected decrease in manufacturing activity in January.

37.   The Commerce figures no longer include semiconductors because many manufacturers have stopped supplying data for the voluntary monthly survey.

38.   The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases a monthly survey of manufacturers in the mid-Atlantic Thursday.

39.   The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, for example, released a monthly survey that showed manufacturing making a come-back.

40.   The early retreat was sparked by a monthly survey of purchasing managers that showed more of them taking increased orders and paying higher prices.