U.S. Factory Orders During July 2018

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

Predicted: -0.7%
Actual: -0.769% (-$3,858,000,000)

• July 2018 New Orders: $497,754,000,000.
  
  
• June 2018 New Orders (revised): $501,612,000,000 (+0.644% | +$3,211,000,000)

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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 - July 2018 Update

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report.