Factory orders decline
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Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said yesterday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
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In further signs of a sluggish economy, orders to factories for manufactured goods were weak for a second consecutive month and service sector activity had its worst performance in more than three years.
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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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New orders at U.S. factories fell  unexpectedly in August after a sharp drop in demand for  civilian aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But  excluding transport, the data showed reasonable strength.
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Orders placed with companies in the German manufacturing sector slipped slightly in December as a result of declining interest from abroad.
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America's factories saw orders for big-ticket goods drop in October after brisk activity in the previous month, highlighting the sometimes bumpy recovery experienced by the nation's manufacturers.
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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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New orders for long-lasting US manufactured products have their biggest fall for seven months.
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to US factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes.
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U.S. factory orders suffered the steepest drop in six years last month and an index of homes sales fell, according to data on Tuesday highlighting weak spots in the economy that could derail its recovery.
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Growth in US factory activity slowed in August as new orders shrank and manufactures were forced to pay higher prices for supplies, a report on Wednesday showed.
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U.S. factory activity shrank in November for the first time in 3-1/2 years as new orders, production and employment fell and prices paid rose, according to a survey published on Friday.
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No more orders taken after 1 December 2005
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New orders at U.S. factories tumbled by a greater-than-expected 5.6 percent in January, the biggest decline in more than six years, on a big drop in aircraft orders, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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New orders for U.S. made durable goods fell by a much worse-than-expected 7.8 percent in January as a steep drop in civilian airliner orders helped push orders for nondefense goods to their biggest monthly decline on record, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in January by the largest amount in three months with the weakness led by a huge drop in demand for commercial airplanes.
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Factory production shrank in December  for the first time in nearly a year as tighter lending  conditions and a slowing economy took their toll, according to  a national survey published on Wednesday.