Census – Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
“New orders for manufactured goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $14.4 billion or 3.3 percent to $420.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 3.4 percent July increase. Shipments, down two the last three months, decreased $6.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $417.9 billion. This followed a 2.3 …