July Factory Orders Exceeded Forecasts; Productivity Pace Slows
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July factory orders rose the most in four months, exceeding forecasts, and productivity gains slowed last quarter, two government reports released yesterday showed.
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Factory orders in July for costly manufactured goods recorded the biggest gain in four months. New home sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports
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WASHINGTON -- Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, indicating turmoil in the housing and financial markets could be spilling over to the broader economy.
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U.S. factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region grew slower than expected in July after a surprise surge in June, and initial claims last week for U.S. jobless benefits fell to a two-month low, a survey and a report showed on Thursday.
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Orders placed with American factories rose less than forecast in April, while gains in capital-goods spending might presage stronger business investment.
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WASHINGTON : 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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U.S. factory activity in the  mid-Atlantic region grew slower than expected in July after a  surprise surge in June, and initial claims last week for U.S.  jobless benefits fell to a two-month low, a survey and a report  showed on Thursday.
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Orders for US durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- posted a larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in demand for passenger
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The index of leading US economic indicators fell in July and Philadelphia-area manufacturing expanded at a slower pace this month, signs that record energy prices are keeping growth from accelerating.
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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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Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.
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Economic data released on Friday showed inflation under control in July while U.S. factories were busier than forecast, portraying a resilient economy in little need of an interest rate cut.
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WASHINGTON -- Worker productivity surged in the summer at the fastest pace in four years while wage pressures eased.
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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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NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...
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U.S. business productivity rose at a  faster-than-expected 1.1 percent annual rate in the second  quarter while unit labor costs increased at their fastest pace  since the fourth quarter of 2004 as hourly compensation surged,  preliminary Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.
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U.S. business inventories grew by  more than expected in July and the previous month was revised  higher, government data showed on Wednesday, delivering the  strongest two-month performance in nearly five years.