Manufacturing activity jumps higher in January Malta Independent Friday, 1 February 2013, 16:04 Last update: about 15 years ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=276' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=276&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> A purchasing manager’s survey for factory activity in the United States jumped higher in January