US non-manufacturing falls into contraction figures in January
Activity in the US non-manufacturing sector has fallen into contraction figures in January for the first time in the last 58 months, accoding to data released by the Istitute for Supply Management.
Manufacturing sector contracted in Jan Updated: 12:31, Friday February 1, 2013 Australia's manufacturing sector contracted for the 11th straight month in January, marking a weak start to 2013 for the industry.