| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Orders for nondurable goods such as chemicals, paper and food rose 1.1 percent in December following a 0.4 percent November gain.Analysts say part of the weakness in December reflected a temporary slowdown following a rush to purchase capital goods in November to take advantage of expiring federal tax breaks.Orders for all of 2013 totaled $5.82 trillion, up 2.5 percent from 2012, as manufacturing
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