Durables orders plunge 4.9% in August
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WASHINGTON - Demand for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in August by the largest amount in seven months, with widespread weakness signaling a slowdown in the nation's industrial sector.
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NEW YORK -- Americans' faith in the economy tumbled in August to a nine-month low, which could translate to tightened purse strings if job growth stumbles or fuel costs rebound.
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Orders for durable goods, a key gauge of consumer and business demand, fell in the US by 0.5 per cent last month, a greater decline than the market expected.
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U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in August, breaking four straight months of gains, as a slowdown in job creation and rising oil prices weighed on sentiment.
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Orders for long-lasting U.S. durable goods slipped unexpectedly in August as civilian aircraft demand plunged, but beat forecasts once transportation was stripped out, government data showed on Friday.
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New orders for costly U.S.-made manufactured goods dropped at the sharpest rate in seven months during August, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday as demand fell across nearly every major category.
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New orders at U.S. factories fell  unexpectedly in August after a drop in demand for civilian  aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But excluding  transport equipment, the data showed strength.
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WASHINGTON --Orders for US durable goods fell more than forecast in May, the first report to cast doubt on the strength of the rebound in business investment.
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New orders at U.S. factories showed  strength in August, even though a drop in aircraft orders  pulled the overall indicator lower, the U.S. Commerce  Department reported on Monday.
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Orders for US durable goods fell unexpectedly in August but beat forecasts once transportation equipment was stripped out, government data showed on Friday in evidence the economy is again pumping strongly.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods fell by a much sharper-than-expected 7.8 percent in  January as nondefense goods orders saw their biggest monthly  decline ever, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming months.
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Employers sliced payrolls by 4,000 in August, the first drop in four years, a stark sign that a painful credit crunch that has unnerved Wall Street is putting a strain on the national economy.
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New home construction fell 6 percent in August. Talk of 'recession' ensues.
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Manufacturing expansion slowed in August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories  slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting  recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming  months.
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Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years.