Capital outlay plans up 5%

Capital appropriations by the 1,000 largest manufacturing companies advanced to $29.1 billion (seasonally adjusted) in the second quarter, a 5 percent gain over the first quarter, the Conference Board reports.

The increase was fueled entirely by nonpetroleum industries, which lifted their appropriations 31 percent in the second quarter.

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