And factory production, which had been falling for months, stopped doing so last month.

"But how can these hand workers compete with factory production?"

The factory production became unstable because of a problem with supplies.

New figures showed that factory production rose a bit in February.

Factory production of this generation (2000-2006) ended in June 2006.

Elsewhere, Ford's factory production was 711,000, down 6.3 percent from a year ago.

Many considered factory production a crucial component of the nation's wealth and power.

Factory production and consumer spending both suffered record falls in March.

Factory production provides the obvious advantages of reduced time, labor and training.

In other industries the transition to factory production was not so divisive.