U.S. Factory Shipments During December 2024

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released their report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders -- also known as Factory Orders -- for December 2024:

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Predicted: FLAT

• Actual: -0.888% (-5,181,000,000)

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• December 2024 New Shipments: $578,508,000,000.
  
  
• November 2024 New Shipments: $583,689,000,000.
  

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• Change from 12 Months Ago (Year-on-Year):
  
  -$3,201,000,000 | -0.55% (not seasonally adjusted)
  

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The yellow-highlighted percentage is the month-to-month change in new shipments 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
DECEMBER 2024 Update

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report.

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