WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US manufacturing sector, under pressure from the strong dollar that makes exports more costly, continued to grow in October but just barely, a private survey showed on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index fell to 50.1 in October, the lowest reading since May 2013, from 50.2 in September.

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