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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

June 3, 1983

New orders for US manufactured goods rose a sturdy 2.1 percent in April, to their highest level in more than 11/2 years. But new claims for state jobless benefits moved up by 6,000 to 455,000 for the week ended May 21 after hitting the lowest point in 20 months the week before.