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A sub-index of new orders slumped to 39.6.
A report from the purchasing managers group last week showed manufacturing stagnated in July as orders slumped to the lowest level in almost seven years.
There was more bad news in Asia, where China's factory sector shrank by the largest amount for 32 months in November as new orders slumped.
At the same time, a survey showed the decline in the manufacturing sector accelerated last month as orders slumped, echoing other reports of a drop in confidence amid spending cuts and a worsening eurozone crisis.
Manufacturing declined in September for the second consecutive month as orders slumped to a two-year low, a sign that higher borrowing and energy costs caused factories to cut back.
In Germany, manufacturing orders slumped more than expected in December and bankruptcies in Spain's once-buoyant construction industry are accelerating, putting more pressure on lenders that struggle with increasing numbers of bad loans.
The afternoon session then saw 11 wickets go down as first Durham's lower-order slumped, with the final four batsmen making a combined 16 runs as captain Paul Collingwood ran out of partners on 38 not out.
It's tough for industrial projects: In the December quarter new orders slumped 11% from the year before.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said factory orders slumped 4.6% in November, more than expected but still better than October's 6.1% decline.
That fed a growing pessimism about the resilience of the global economy after industrial orders slumped in Germany and the massive U.S. and European service sectors slowed.
Factory orders slump in Germany.
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