U.S. Factory Orders During February 2018

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released their report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders -- also known as Factory Orders -- for February 2018:

Predicted: +1.7%
Actual: +1.2%


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• February 2018 New Orders: $498,000,000,000.
  
  
• Previous Month (revised): -1.3% ($492,000,000,000.)

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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 - February 2018

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report.