Manufactured goods orders increased 1.4 percent in January
New orders for manufactured goods increased 1.4 percent in January to $544.2 billion.
This followed a 0.7 percent December increase.
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 1.6 percent to $277.6 billion. This followed a 1.2 percent December increase.Transportation equipment led the increase, rising 3.4 percent to $87.7 billion.
New orders for manufactured nondurable goods increased 1.2 percent to $266.7 billion.
Shipments increased 1.2 percent to $536.9 billion, following a 0.7 percent December increase.
Unfilled orders increased 0.9 percent to $1,283.5 billion, following a 0.8 percent December increase.