(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) -Milano,17 nov-The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Empire State manufacturing survey rose to 18.70 in November from 10.70 in October, the Federal Reserve bank of New York said.

Any reading below 0 indicates contraction.

Economists expected a reading of 6.10.

The new orders index rose rose twelve points to 15.9 while the shipment index increased two points to 16.8, pointing to.

significant gains in both orders and shipments.

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