Factory orders for January 2019

Factory orders for January 2019
  • Prior was +0.1%
  • Factory orders ex transportation-0.2% vs -0.6% prior (revised to -0.5%)

There isn't any good news here with a soft headline and another slip ex-transport.

Revisions to January durable goods orders:

  • Orders +0.3% vs +0.4% exp
  • Initial reading was +0.4%
  • Ex transportation -0.2% vs -0.1% initially
  • Orders non-defense ex air +0.8% vs +0.8% initially
  • Shipments non-defense ex air +0.8% vs +0.8% initially

No changes were forecast in any of the durable goods revisions.