U.S. Factory Orders During April 2021

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released their report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders -- also known as Factory Orders -- for April 2021:

Predicted: Unchanged
Actual: -0.598% (-$2,917,000,000)

• April 2021 New Orders: $485,156,000,000.
  
  
• March 2021 New Orders: $488,073,000,000.
  

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

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CHART: U.S. Factory Orders - April 2021 Update

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report.

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