Source: Allan Maurer, WRAL TECHWIRE, 8/2/7/18

The NSCU Index of North Carolina leading economic indicators edged up modestly in July, according to NC State University economist Michael Walden, PhD. The index has now had a steady upward trend for nearly two years. A 6 percent drop in jobless claims and a double-digit gain in building permits more than offset slight declines in the national index and i n manufacturing hours and earnings.

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