Economy/Ecommerce

The new orders for all manufacturing industries decreased on a month-over-month basis by 9.5 percent or nearly $48 billion.

The most significant changes included Transportation Equipment up 8.5 percent, followed closely by Primary Metals and Fabricated Metal Products, with an increase of 7.8 percent.

Furniture and related products ranked among the bottom categories for month-over-month new orders (down 8 percent), along with primary metals (down 4.9 percent).

Year-over-year, the only industry for which new orders decreased was transportation equipment, which fell by $2.8 billion, or 4.1 percent.

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions