US factory orders for January 2024 • Prior month +0.2% • Factory orders for January -3.6% vs -2.9% expected. Prior month +0.2% revised to -0.3% • Factory orders ex-transportation for January -0.8% vs 0.4% last month revised to -0.3%. • Durable goods preliminary -6.1% (released on February 27) revised to -6.2%. Last month -0.3%. • Durable goods ex defense preliminary -7.3% revised to -7.4%. Last month +0.1% • nondefense capital goods orders ex air preliminary +0.1% revised to 0.0%. Last month -0.6%. • Ex Transportation limiter preliminary -0.3% revised to -0.4%. Last month -0.1% • New orders for manufactured goods in ... (full story)