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JOURNAL TRUCKGAUGE Manufacturing order growth slows in Nov. 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JANUARY 2013 60 50 SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT NEW ORDERS INDEX The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1.9% in October from September, according to the 107.1 U.S. Department of Transportation���s Bureau of Transportation Statistics��� Freight Transportation Services Index. The October 2012 index level of 107.1 ��� the lowest index level since May 2011 -- was 13.6% above the April 2009 low during the recession but 6% below the all-time high level in December 2011. SOURCE: U.S. DOT BTS 12 55 The New Orders index for the manufacturing sector fell 3.9 points in November from October to a reading just above the threshold between growth and contraction. The figure suggests near-term freight shipments tied to manufacturing will be basically flat. The composite PMI stood at 49.5% ��� down 2.2 points from October. (Above 50%: generally expanding) DOT freight index drops in October 50.3% 65 U.S. retail and food service sales in November were 0.3% higher than in October and 3.7% higher than November 2011 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Among the outlets with the largest year-over-year increases were nonstore retailers, up 11.1%, and sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores, up 7.1%. Total sales for September through November were up 4.3% from the same period last year. 45 November retail up over 2011 Trailer and container loads for U.S. railroads were up in November over November 2011. Rail carloads were down 4%. 1.2% For more data, forecasts and trends, as well as alerts and weekly and monthly summaries, subscribe to TruckGauge at www.truckgauge.com.