Posted April 2, 2025
Manufacturing orders rise 0.9% in February
New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $2.7 billion or 0.9% to $289.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
This followed a 3.3% January increase.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.7%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.8%.
Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, led the increase, $1.4 billion or 1.5% to $98.3 billion.