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03.10.2024

U.S. factory orders slip 0.2 per cent in August

The U.S. Commerce Department reported on Thursday that the value of new factory orders slipped by 0.2 per cent m-o-m in August, following a downwardly revised 4.9 per cent m-o-m surge (from +5.0 per cent m-o-m) in July. 

Economists had forecast no change m-o-m for August.

According to the report, orders for durable goods were flat m-o-m in August, while orders for nondurable goods fell by 0.5 per cent m-o-m.

Total factory orders excluding transportation, a volatile part of the overall reading, edged down 0.1 per cent m-o-m (compared to a downwardly revised 0.3 per cent m-o-m gain (from +0.4 per cent m-o-m) in July), while orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, a measure of business spending plans, increased 0.3 per cent m-o-m (compared to a 0.3 per cent m-o-m decline in July and instead of rising 0.2 per cent m-o-m as reported last month).

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