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Global| Apr 03 2019

U.S. Factory Orders Inch Higher; Shipments Fall Again

Summary

Manufacturers' orders gained 0.1% (4.2% y/y) during January, the same as in December which was unrevised. ......... The factory sector figures are available in Haver's USECON database. Factory Sector (% chg) - NAICS Classification Feb [...]


Manufacturers' orders gained 0.1% (4.2% y/y) during January, the same as in December which was unrevised. .........

The factory sector figures are available in Haver's USECON database.

Factory Sector (% chg) - NAICS Classification Feb Jan Dec Feb Y/Y 2018 2017 2016
New Orders 0.1 0.1 -0.5 4.2 7.2 5.7 -2.9
Shipments -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 3.0 6.8 5.0 -3.2
Unfilled Orders 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 4.3 3.8 2.0 -1.2
Inventories 0.5 0.1 -0.1 3.7 3.5 4.5 -0.7
  • Gerald Cohen provides strategic vision and leadership of the translational economic research and policy initiatives at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

    He has worked in both the public and private sectors focusing on the intersection between financial markets and economic fundamentals. He was a Senior Economist at Haver Analytics from January 2019 to February 2021. During the Obama Administration Gerald was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Treasury where he helped formulate and evaluate the impact of policy proposals on the U.S. economy. Prior to Treasury, he co-managed a global macro fund at Ziff Brothers Investments.

    Gerald holds a bachelor’s of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and is a contributing author to 30-Second Money as well as a co-author of Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy.

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