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*DJ US Factory Orders -4.7% In Oct; Consensus -4.5% 12/05/2006 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-05-06 1000ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ Oct Factory Orders, Excluding Transportation, -0.8% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-05-06 1000ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ Oct Factory Orders, Excluding Defense, -3.6% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-05-06 1000ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ Oct Durable Goods Revised To -8.2% From -8.3% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-05-06 1000ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ Sep Factory Orders Revised To +1.7% From +2.1% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-05-06 1000ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. =DJ DATA SNAP: US Sep Factory Orders Drop Biggest In 6 Yrs ========================================================= US Factory Orders ! ! Oct Sep ! Consensus: ! Total Orders: -4.7% +1.7%r ! -4.5% ! Ex-Transportation: -0.8% -3.1%r ! Actual: ! Durable Goods: -8.2%r +8.7% ! -4.7% ! ========================================================= WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. factory orders took their sharpest fall in six years during October, dropping even more than expected and sending another signal of weakness in the manufacturing sector. Factory-goods orders decreased 4.7%, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. September orders rose 1.7%; bookings were originally estimated 2.1% higher. The big drop in October exceeded expectations on Wall Street, which had been looking for a 4.5% decline. It was the largest decrease since 8.6% in July 2000. Recent signs point to weakness in the manufacturing arena. The Institute for Supply Management reported Friday its index of manufacturing activity for November dropped below 50 for the first time in 42 months; the gauge receded to 49.5 from 51.2 in October. Readings below 50 indicate manufacturing sector contraction. Tuesday's data showed durable-goods orders fell 8.2% in October, revised up from a previous estimate, released last week, of an 8.3% decline. Non-durable goods orders fell 0.3% in October, after a 5.9% plunge in September. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft - a key barometer of investment by businesses - dived 4.9%, after a 3.1% gain in September. Consumer-goods orders advanced 0.5% in October, after decreasing 6.7% in September. Consumer durable goods orders were up 3.3%; consumer non-durables decreased 0.3%. Demand for transportation-related goods plummeted 21.6%. Non-defense aircraft and parts fell 44.6%. Orders for motor vehicle bodies and parts retreated 0.6%. But defense aircraft and parts orders were up 21.4%. Ships and boats rose 1.4%. Minus transportation orders, overall factory orders would have been 0.8% lower. Demand dropped 10.6% for computers and electronic products Orders rose 0.8% for primary metals but fell 2.2% for fabricated metals. Bookings for electrical equipment and appliances increased 4.7% and rose 2.4% for machinery. Capital goods orders were 19.0% lower in October. Demand for all non-defense capital goods - business equipment meant to last 10 years or more - decreased 15.5%. Defense capital goods plunged 41.5%. Excluding defense, all other durable goods decreased 3.6% in October. The report showed factory shipments inched up 0.1% in October. Inventories increased 0.4%. Unfilled orders, a sign of future demand, advanced by 1.2%. |
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