Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded in January, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Thursday.

U.S. manufacturing activity increased in December, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded for a second month, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region expanded in November, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Factory orders rose 0.8% in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

U.S. manufacturing activity fell in November to the lowest point since July 2009, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in November for a fourth straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.

Truck manufacturers received 23,200 new Class 8 orders in October, the highest monthly total since January, despite truck buyers’ ongoing concerns about the economy and the looming “fiscal cliff,” according to ACT Research.

Factory orders rose 4.8% in September, the most since March 2011, the Commerce Department said Friday.

U.S. manufacturing activity increased in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.