Reduced Durable Goods Sales Pushed New Factory Orders Lower in December
The Census Bureau reported a 1.5 percent decrease in new factory orders in December, essentially offsetting the 1.5 percent gain observed in November. This news was somewhat expected, particularly...
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Monday Economic Report – March 10, 2014
Here is the summary for this week’s Monday Economic Report: The Federal Reserve Board’s Beige Book noted recent progress in the economy but also reported the negative impacts of weather in many of its...
View ArticleNew Factory Orders Were Strong in March, Led by Durable Goods Growth
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders rose 1.1 percent in March, extending the 1.5 percent gain of February. This was a sign that manufacturers were beginning to recover from declines in both...
View ArticleNew Factory Orders Rose for the Third Straight Month
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders rose for the third straight month, up 0.7 percent in April. This extended the 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent gains seen in February and March, respectively,...
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Monday Economic Report – June 9, 2014
Here are the files for this week’s Monday Economic Report: The latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers—being released today—found that roughly 86 percent of manufacturers were either somewhat...
View ArticleNew Factory Orders Have Risen in Four of the Past Five Months to an All-Time...
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders have risen in four of the past four months, up 1.1 percent in June. This was enough to offset the 0.6 percent decline observed in May. Since January...
View ArticleFactory Orders Declined in September
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders declined 0.6 percent in September. Overall, this was a soft report, with durable goods orders off 1.1 percent and nondurable goods sales unchanged. The...
View ArticleFactory Orders Declined in October for the Third Straight Month
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders declined 0.7 percent in October, extending the 0.5 percent decrease observed in September. It was the third straight monthly decline; although, August’s...
View ArticleNew Factory Orders Were Soft in November
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders were soft in November, down 0.7 percent from October. It was the fourth straight monthly decline. Overall, seasonally adjusted factory orders have...
View ArticleFactory Orders Fell for the Fifth Straight Month in December
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders fell 3.4 percent in December, extending the 1.7 percent decrease observed in November. It was the fifth straight monthly decline. This disappointing...
View ArticleFactory Orders Rose in June on Strong Aircraft Sales Growth
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders rose 1.8 percent in June, rebounding from declines in both April and May. Indeed, manufacturers’ new orders have decreased in 9 of the past 11 months,...
View ArticleFactory Orders Fell 0.2 Percent in November
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders declined by 0.2 percent in November, falling for the third time in the past four months. As such, this report was somewhat disappointing, particularly...
View ArticleFactory Orders Rose for the Third Time in the Past Four Months
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders rose for the third time in the past four months, up 1.9 percent in April. Excluding transportation equipment, the gain would have been 0.5 percent, with...
View ArticleFactory Orders Fell 1 Percent in May
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders fell 1.0 percent in May, ending two straight monthly gains. Excluding transportation, sales eked out a small increase, up 0.1 percent. Defense aircraft...
View ArticleFactory Orders Fell for the Second Straight Month in June, Largely on...
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders fell for the second straight month in June, down 1.5 percent in this report after being off by 1.2 percent in May. With that said, the decline mainly...
View ArticleFactory Orders Edged Higher in September but Remain Soft Over the Past Year
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders rose 0.3 percent in September, slowing slightly from the 0.4 percent gain seen in August. These data were pulled somewhat lower by a sharp decline in...
View ArticleFactory Orders Fell for the First Time since June in November
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders fell 2.4 percent in November, declining for the first time since June. Yet, the decrease in November came largely from a drop in nondefense aircraft...
View ArticleFactory Orders Increased for the Second Straight Month in January to Highest...
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders increased for the second straight month in January, up 1.2 percent. This was the highest level of new orders since July 2015. A large percentage of that...
View ArticleFactory Orders Rose for the Fourth Straight Month, up to the Highest Level...
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders increased for the fourth straight month even as its growth rate eased from 1.2 percent in February to 0.2 percent in March. With this increase, new orders...
View ArticleFactory Orders Drifted Lower in April but Sustained Strong Year-Over-Year Gains
The Census Bureau said that new factory orders edged down 0.2 percent in April, pulling back slightly from March’s fastest pace since November 2014. Much of that decline stemmed largely from a decrease...
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