DATE: Thursday, November 13, 1997           TAG: 9711130679

SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D1   EDITION: FINAL 

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OCTOBER NEW ORDERS ROSE

Manufacturers in the Eastern U.S. saw new orders rise at a slower rate last month than in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said. The Richmond Fed - which surveys manufacturers, retailers and service companies in the Carolinas, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia each month - also found businesses expect prices for raw materials and finished goods to rise in the next six months. KEYWORDS: ECONOMY MANUFACTURING

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