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I checked my Twitter account over lunch and kept seeing positive article after positive article regarding the state of manufacturing around the globe.  When it reached six articles showing manufacturing business getting better (or less bad), I just had to compile links to all of them here in one place.  Take a minute to enjoy the positve news from surveys and reports on June 2009 global manufacturing activity:

• GM China Sales Hit Record High - any good news in the automotive industry these days is worth a mention
• European Manufacturing Sees Steady Growth - The purchasing managers index -- a gauge of business activity -- for the euro zone's manufacturing sector rose for the fourth month running to 42.6 in June from May's 40.7
• Surveys Show Chinese Manufacturing Expanding - PMI indicates the economy is midway through a recovery, adding to mounting signs Beijing's 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus is starting to show results, boosting domestic demand to offset lackluster exports
• UK Manufacturing Improves In June - Recession in the British manufacturing sector eased in June, with output rising for the first time in over a year, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply's survey.
• U.S. Manufacturing Probably Shrank at Slowest Pace in 10 Months - The Institute for Supply Management's factory index rose to 44.6, the highest level since August
• Appliance and Electronics Giant Expands in Gwinnett County, Georgia - Hisense Corporation USA and the State of Georgia, announce the expansion creating 35-40 new high-wage jobs