Durable-goods orders rise 4.6%
Aircraft key to December gain; core-capital category slows
Posted: January 29, 2013 at 3:16 a.m.
Customers look at flat-screen televisions at a Sears store in North Olmsted, Ohio, in December. Orders for durable goods rose 4.6 percent in December compared with November, the Commerce Department said Monday.
Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods in the United States rose sharply in December on strong gains in aircraft orders. But companies slowed their orders of goods that signal investment plans, indicating manufacturing could stay choppy in 2013.
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