Manufacturing Declines to Weakest Level Since July 2009.

The article reports on the decline of the manufacturing industry in the U.S. in November 2012 which is considered the weakest level of decline since July 2009. It says that the Institute for Supply Management has reported that its index of manufacturing conditions fell by 49.5 compared to the 51.7 in October. It mentions that the decline could affect the economic growth in the country as well as hiring from October to December.