Industrial production edges up, weekly job claims higher

Friday, August 16, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Manufacturers shifted into a lower gear in July and more Americans filed new applications for jobless benefits last week as companies and workers felt the strain of the struggling economic recovery.

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