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                            <div class="caption-truncated">Alamo Iron Works’ Darrell Ontiveros operates a plasma burning table in the company’s metal storage and fabrication facility. Texas manufacturing increased in November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank<a class="more-caption"> ... more</a></div>
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<p>The survey&rsquo;s production index rose for the 16th consecutive month, rising 6 points from September to its highest level since April 2014 at 25.6 points.</p>
<p>The new-orders index reached a 10-year high of 24.8 points, also a six-point increase. Thirty-four percent of Texas manufacturers reported an increase in the percentage of capacity at which they operated, also a 10-year high.</p>
<p>The shipments index dropped 6.5 points to 20.9 points, but shipments remained positive and above average.</p>
<p>The indices for product prices and factory wages fell in October but showed signs of upward pressure, each with relatively high readings, according to the survey.</p>
<p>The Dallas Fed collected data for the survey from 113 manufacturing companies between Oct. 17 and 25. </p>
<p>Most of the indices measured by the Fed rose, despite lingering damage from Hurricane Harvey at coastal factories.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are having huge problems getting raw materials following Hurricane Harvey. We could not get deliveries due to a lack of drivers when the material was available. These problems are continuing,&rdquo; said one chemical manufacturer. The Dallas Fed does not reveal the identities of its survey respondents.</p>
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