51.   Copper rose on expectations that growth in industrialized nations will boost demand for building materials and manufactured goods.

52.   Components of the index that fell last month were growth in the money supply, wholesale prices, export shipments and orders for manufactured goods, the council said.

53.   Contracts are still made each year with China and Russia to provide raw sugar in exchange for oil, food and manufactured goods.

54.   Demand for manufactured goods also slackened, he said.

55.   During the Asian crisis, he noted, it was the United States that sucked in manufactured goods from around the world, helping stabilize the world economy.

56.   Earlier, Canadian and U.S. bonds fell after a U.S. economic report showed orders for manufactured goods last month made their largest gain in a year.

57.   Exports of tractors and other manufactured goods are plummeting.

58.   French consumer spending on manufactured goods, however, was stagnant in March.

59.   French consumers increased their purchases of manufactured goods in January, providing an unexpected sign the economy may indeed be pulling out of its six-month slide.

60.   French household spending on manufactured goods unexpectedly declined for the second month in September, raising speculation the government will be forced to cut its economic growth forecast.