US February factory orders +1.4% vs +1.0% expected

• Prior was -3.6% (revised to -3.8%)
• Factory orders ex transportation +1.1% vs -0.8% prior
• Prior ex transport -0.8% (revised to -0.6%)
• Shipments +1.4%
• Full report

Revisions to durable goods orders

• February durable goods +1.3% versus a +1.4% preliminary. Prior month -6.9%
• Durable goods ex transportation +0.3% versus +0.5% preliminary
• Durable goods non-defense capital goods ex-air +0.7% versus +0.7% preliminary

This is a solid report but it’s overshadowed by JOLTS.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.