US manufacturing expanded in August at fastest pace in 3½ years as orders and production rose By Washington Examiner FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint September 2, 2014 2:04 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — US manufacturing expanded in August at fastest pace in 3½ years as orders and production rose. Recommended Stories Josh Shapiro to release memoir in JanuaryNational average gas prices fall below $3 per gallon, lowest since 2020China may not be able to follow through rare earths trade war threat Related Content Energy and Environment EPA to unveil new cybersecurity tools to protect US water systems Crime Trump calls off federal deployment to San Francisco after call with ‘friends’ and mayor Washington Secrets Historian dismisses Trump critics: ‘White House a work in progress since 1800’ Education Judge orders University of California to disclose details of Trump’s $1.2B settlement offer by Friday White House Michael Wolff starts Substack documenting Epstein’s connection to Trump despite lawsuit threats