US factory orders for July 2019

US factory orders for the month of July rise by 1.4%
  • Factory orders for July: 1.4% versus 1.0% estimate. Prior month 0.5% versus 0.6%
  • Ex transportation: 0.3% versus -0.1% last month (revised from +0.1%)
  • Durable goods orders July Final: 2.0% versus 2.1% estimate (and 2.1% preliminary)
  • Durable goods ex transportation: -0.4% versus -0.4% estimate (same as preliminary)
  • Capital goods orders non-defense ex air: +0.2% versus 0.4% preliminary
  • Capital goods shipments non-defense ex air: -0.6% versus -0.7% preliminary

Overall a beat on the headline number. The durable goods revisions were a little lower than the preliminary data released earlier for the month.