January factory orders fall 5.6%, the most in 6 1/2 years
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The economy is still caught between slowing growth and stubborn inflation pressures, new government reports showed yesterday.
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U.S. factory output grew more slowly in January as companies received fewer orders, although managers did show a renewed desire to hire new workers, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.
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New orders for long-lasting US manufactured products have their biggest fall for seven months.
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Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods were weak for a second consecutive month as the nation's manufacturing sector sent signals it was shifting into a lower gear.
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New orders at U.S. factories fell 4.7 percent in October, the biggest fall in more than six years and marking the third drop in four months, while inventories rose again suggesting growing slack in the economy, a government report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in January to its slowest pace since April 2003 as new orders, inventories and production fell, according to a survey published on Thursday.
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Growth in U.S. factory output eased in  January as companies received fewer orders, although managers  showed a renewed willingness to hire.
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WASHINGTON - Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. Meanwhile, new-home sales slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.
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Production at factories, mines and utilities fell 0.5 percent in January after a 0.5 percent December increase, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - 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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The nation's manufacturing sector contracted in January, surprising many economists and signaling a shaky start to the new year for industry amid weakness in housing and autos.
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New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made manufactured goods tumbled a larger-than-expected 2.8  percent in May on a plunge in civilian aircraft orders and they  were also lower than forecast when transportation orders were  stripped out, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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New orders at U.S. factories fell by   a smaller-than-expected 0.6 percent in July, lead by sharp   declines in orders for transportation and defense goods.
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Trade group says orders were down 5% from July after almost a year of growth, sees trend continuing. SAN FRANCISCO  - North American semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers reported that orders
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods were weak for a second consecutive month as the nation's manufacturing sector sent signals it was shifting into a lower gear.
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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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Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in auto purchases, slowed in January to the weakest performance in three months.