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Manufacturing in New York state rose in June, rebounding from the first contraction in two years, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Wednesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>HYATTSTOWN, Md. — David Marshall, a driver for J.J. Hunt Trucking, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., shook his head as he was flagged out of the line at a weigh station here on Interstate 270 last week during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual three-day International Roadcheck.

Prices paid by consumers fell 0.1% in May, and the so-called “core” consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, also fell 0.1%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Crude oil supplies fell more than expected Wednesday, dropping 1.8 million barrels to 329 million, the Department of Energy reported in its weekly inventory survey.

Business activity continued to expand from late April through early June, the Federal Reserve said in its latest “Beige Book” report issued Wednesday, with most of the Fed’s 12 districts reporting expanded manufacturing activity.

The National Carriers' Conference Committee said Tuesday it had again asked the National Mediation Board for help in resolving disputes with seven rail unions.

The Labor Department said Tuesday its producer price index for May fell 0.6%, while prices excluding food and energy rose 0.1%.

May retail sales fell 0.5% from the previous month, the first drop since August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Mullen Transportation said Tuesday it had completed its acquisition of Payne Transportation.