Manufactured goods orders up 10.5 percent
New orders for manufactured goods increased 10.5 percent to $558.3 billion in July.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that orders have been up five of the last six months. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.8 percent.
Shipments increased 1.2 percent to $507.4 billion, while unfilled orders increased 5.4 percent to $1,158.2 billion.
As reported last week, new orders for manufactured durable goods increased 22.6 percent to $300.2 billion, largely based on orders for civilian aircraft.
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