WASHINGTON, D.C.: The strong dollar weighed on manufacturing and tourism spending in the US while the economy continued its “modest expansion” in recent weeks, the Federal Reserve said in a report on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Eleven of the central bank’s 12 districts reported growth, according to the Beige Book survey of economic conditions from mid-August through early October.

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