From the US Dept. of Commerce:
New orders for manufactured goods in March, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $5.0 billion or 1.3 percent to $391.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent February increase.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 3.1 percent. Shipments, up seven consecutive months, increased $8.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $395.6 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent February increase.
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