Reply #22: Manufacturing Orders "flat" for November

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10:00am 01/04/06 U.S. NOV. INVENTORY-TO-SALES RATIO HOLDS AT 1.18

10:00am 01/04/06 U.S. NOV. MOTOR VEHICLE ORDERS FALL 7.8%

10:00am 01/04/06 U.S. NOV. INVENTORIES RISE 0.2%

10:00am 01/04/06 U.S. NOV. TRANSPORTATION ORDERS RISE 15.8%

10:00am 01/04/06 U.S. NOVEMBER FACTORY ORDERS RISE 2.5%

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/newsfinder/pulseone.asp?dateid=38721.4168781944-856193744&siteID=mktw&scid=0&doctype=806&

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Orders for U.S.-made factory goods rose 2.5% in November, led by a nearly 16% jump in demand for transportation equipment, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The rise was slightly higher than economists expected. October orders were revised to rise 1.7% after initially estimated to climb 2.2%. Excluding transportation equipment, manufacturing orders were flat in November. Orders for motor vehicle bodies, parts and trailers fell 7.8%. Inventories rose 0.2%, while total unfilled orders climbed 3%. The inventory-to-sales ratio held at 1.18 for the third consecutive month.