Personal Income, Construction Spending Up

By ALEKSANDRS ROZENS
AP Business Writer
Dec 01 4:20 PM US/Eastern

NEW YORK - Manufacturing expanded in November in industries ranging from
apparel to tobacco, a widely watched survey showed on Thursday, and several
other reports painted a picture of a U.S. economy gaining strength. The
government reported that personal income and spending edged up in October,
construction spending rose that month and fewer Americans applied for
unemployment insurance last week _ all signs of a surprising resilience
after one of the worst hurricane seasons on record.