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A Slowly Expanding U.S. Economy

Gains weaken in latest report from Chemical Activity Barometer

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), continued to see moderated upward growth this month, with a 0.2% gain over July 2014 as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA).   This represented a deceleration from the 0.4% gain in July and an average gain of 0.5% for the first six months of 2014. Despite the softening pace, the August CAB marked a string of gains going back to April 2013. Though the pace of growth h...

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