U.S. Factory Orders During December 2017

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released their report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders -- also known as Factory Orders -- for December 2017:

Predicted: +1.5%
Actual: +1.7%


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• December 2017 New Orders: $498,200,000,000.
  
  
• Previous Month (revised): +1.7% ($489,700,000,000.)

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The yellow-highlighted percentage is the month-to-month change in orders for both durable and nondurable goods made by from U.S. manufacturers. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.



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U.S. Factory Orders - December 2017

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report.