Cities such as St . Louis and Louisville, Kentucky, have more heavy manufacturing that's vulnerable to cyclical swings and foreign competition.
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The chemical industry operates on much lower margins, and some of it is extremely vulnerable to cyclical swings in the industrial economy.
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Unlike the cyclical swings of Georgia-Pacific's main lines of business _ pulp, paper and building products _ timber prices generally march upward.
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Both of those businesses have severe cyclical swings, and Correll has been pushing for more predictable profit in the consumer products arena.
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Excluding coffee, affected by " a pronounced cyclical swing, " volume grew 4.5 percent, which Nestle said was " markedly above average ."
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Volkswagen said the move was aimed at bulking up its financial services arm and decreasing its exposure to the auto industry's cyclical swings.
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Many people on Wall Street say brokerage-firm shares, despite rich prices and a history of sharp cyclical swings, have more room to fly.
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Hix said Roper adopted a strategy of diversification 20 years ago to protect itself against cyclical swings by having countercyclical operations as well.
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Houghton, who has run the company for 13 years, built up the laboratories services business to offset the cyclical swings of its glass businesses.
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Stocks of food companies, which are seen as relatively unaffected by cyclical swings in the economy, rose as traders looked ahead to slower growth.
