U.S. factory orders climb 1.8%
December growth below forecast; ’12 gains trailed ’11
Posted: February 5, 2013 at 3:03 a.m.
FedEx workers sort packages in December at the Oakland Regional Sort Facility in Oakland, Calif. Factory orders rose 1.8 percent in December from November.
Orders placed with U.S. factories increased less than forecast in December, reflecting a drop in nondurable goods that partly countered gains in construction equipment and computers.
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