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Signs mostly positive for 2nd half.

Publication: Metal Center News
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Signs mostly positive for 2nd half.(From the Editor)(metal industries' business )(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Commented one service center executive recently: "We had our best year ever in 2004, and 2005 will be our second best, but things have definitely slowed down." Like him, some executives are slightly uneasy about prospects for the second half.

Not to worry, say the experts.

U.S. consumer sentiment improved in June. The University of Michigan's measure of consumer confidence rose to 96.0 from 86.9 in May. Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of overall U.S. economic activity, so any improvement in...

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