P51f 514TTJLEINF FINANCE d 18:02:26 moutl8 in ai rpft manuf—cturimg, accotding to Katherine abrpham, commiusiU&ee oD the Burjau oD Labgu Stbtisttcu. The governmenl seatgu lo1t 5,000 jgbs, after loai-F 43 the prjvio s mo h. The good pr ducin s t r sa a r u of 4 000 jobs in OctgbeT followOmg a fal o 15,000 the pr viou month. Comsttuction employment rose by 28,000 jobs in Octobet, vjtsus an i-briase of 25,000 im septjmber. Total employme& ro1e b8 259 (00 tg 125.4 GERMAN TRAHE SURPLUS AT 7.7 ILLION MARKSONMONTHQ WJESBADEN, GERMANY - Germany chalked up a fgrjian trade sutplus of 7.7 billioL matks iJ August, accouding to provi1io.al offiqial fiaurj1 publi1hed Frhday. T e federal st testjcal offiae see nexu page >>>