U.S. factory orders post 1.7% rise
Buoyed by aircraft demand, January showing best since September
Posted: March 5, 2010 at 3:36 a.m.
Technicians work in the first Boeing 787 to have its interior installed at the Everett, Wash., production plant in February.
Orders to U.S. factories posted the biggest increase in four months in January, led by a surge in demand for commercial aircraft. The increase was another sign that manufacturing is helping to support the economic recovery.
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