But a survey of 1, 500 engineering firms revealed a slump in orders, output, investment and jobs.
With an increase in orders and a growing backlog, TI is showing early signs of recovery.
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However, Cisco is also facing dramatic declines in orders from cable providers, especially in set-top box business.
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Visiting teams noticed, and by 1971 colleges across the country were putting in orders for the "Matside" scoreboard.
Hundreds of BAE workers have already taken voluntary redundancy following a slowdown in orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.
Engineering firms in Scotland have reported a fall in orders and output but they remain optimistic about their fortunes.
The Amicus trade union says the announcement "causes enormous concern" and blames the government for the drop in orders.
The company reported a decline in orders for two quarters in a row.
Witnessing an increase in orders for all its business division, Cree claims that the LED market dynamics are improving.
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The drop reflected a steep decline in commercial aircraft demand and little growth in orders that signal future business investment.
Fluctuations in orders placed by middlemen traders made it difficult for Lin to run his carton juice business from Asia.
Although the supply of Tamiflu currently outstrips demand, Roche is ramping up production in anticipation of a sharp rise in orders.
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Production problems led to a backlog in orders for Zostavax, for shingles.
Uncertainty in Europe and America has led some to wonder whether GE, the largest U.S. conglomerate, would see marked drop in orders.
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Mr Jones said the company had told him that public objection to mobile phone masts had led directly to the drop in orders.
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But Arment has a "sell" rating on the stock, given his concerns that 2006 will prove a peak in orders for body armor.
Home builders are continuing to see low levels in orders, due to too-high home inventories and falling prices for those already on the market.
The Office for National Statistics had earlier said imports had increased following a rise in orders for aircraft, ahead of a change in VAT.
It showed an expansion in orders, unlike the Chicago report, and the chart suggests it may be a leading indicator for the Chicago PMI.
But in recent weeks a rash of new data has pointed to a sharp downturn in orders and exports that has shaken German complacency.
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Also, he said, American Airlines has not ordered any new planes and they will need to do so as other airlines are putting in orders.
Enterprise was up 12% in orders, with U.S. growing even faster.
Thursday's German manufacturing data offered more evidence of the downturn, and surprised analysts, who had been expecting no change in orders, or even a small increase.
This so-called Y2K speedbump is considered a threat to shaky Asian companies not prepared for a sharp spike in orders followed by an evaporation in demand.
The cash tied up in inventory has fallen from 100m yuan to 27m and the rate of mistakes in orders has fallen from 1% to 0.0016%.
We also learned today that the advance report of durable goods orders declined in August, largely as a result of a decline in orders for transportation equipment.
But some of the top-line gain, Del Vecchio says, came from a delay in orders that would ordinarily have shown up in the September quarter, and some came from an acquisition.
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CLSA's own manufacturing PMI reading fell for a fourth straight month to 40.9, from 45.2 a month ago, as its survey showed a slowdown in orders is leading companies to shed workers.
Companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin rallied on the report that showed a pick-up in orders may be on the horizon after the companies reported month-to-month decreases in aircraft orders.
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