US factories see rise in orders
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US orders for factory goods saw their biggest jump in four months in November, government data shows.
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WASHINGTON -- Big-ticket orders to factories shot up almost 11 percent last year, the best performance in a decade and a promising sign for beleaguered manufacturers who have lost 2.9 million jobs since mid-2000.
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The outlook for U.S. manufacturing improved in November as factories hired more workers in response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published on Wednesday showed.
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Roaring demand for civilian planes added thrust to the US manufacturing sector in July, government figures showed, an encouraging sign for factories.
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New orders at U.S. factories rose a  less-than-expected 2.3 percent in December, the steepest gain  since July, on strong aircraft sales, a government report  showed on Monday.
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July factory orders rose the most in four months, exceeding forecasts, and productivity gains slowed last quarter.
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New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made manufactured goods surged a much bigger-than-expected  5.9 percent in July, the biggest gain since September, and a  business investment gauge posted the first gain in three  months, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
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Booming orders for new military  aircraft boosted overall orders to U.S. factories by 0.5  percent to a seasonally adjusted $371.51 billion in October,  the Commerce Department said on Thursday, though demand was  flat when defense was excluded.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories kicked production up a notch in December as orders for manufacturing goods increased, a regional Federal Reserve bank said on Thursday.
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New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods rose by a much bigger-than-expected 5.2 percent in December and a key gauge of business spending also surged, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made goods rose a sharper-than-expected 1.6 percent in  November, pointing to a healthy pace of activity in the  nation's factory sector as the year headed to a close, the  Commerce Department said on Thursday.
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Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods, propelled by a jump in demand for communications equipment, edged up 0.2 percent in September.
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Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods edged up in September while sales of new homes raced to the third-highest monthly level on record.
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New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made goods rose 0.6 percent last month even as demand for  aircraft plunged, according to an unexpectedly strong report  that underscored a rebound in the factory sector.
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Orders placed with factories rose 2.3 percent in December, an increase from the 1.7 percent gain in November and  the biggest rise since July.
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Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped an unexpected 5.2 percent in December.
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WASHINGTON -- Factories saw orders for big-ticket goods jump 5.9 percent in July, the most in 10 months, an encouraging sign that many manufacturers are holding up to the stresses caused by a housing slump and a credit crunch.