Reply #32: U.S. Jan. factory orders down 4.5% vs 5.3% forecast

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Orders for U.S.-made factory goods fell 4.5% in January, the Commerce Department said Monday. This is the biggest drop since July 2000. Economists had been expecting factory orders to fall 5.3%, according to a survey conducted by Marketwatch. The drop was not so large because non-durable goods orders rose 2.2%. January durable goods orders were revised up slightly to a 9.9% drop from the initial estimate of a 10.2% drop. The biggest decline came in transportation orders. Ex-transportation, orders rose 1.6% in January. But a key sector, nondefense capital goods, had a record drop of 19.6% in January.

10:00 AM ET 3/6/06 U.S. DEC. FACTORY ORDER UP REVISED 1.6% VS 1.1% PREV

10:00 AM ET 3/6/06 U.S. JAN. FACTORY ORDERS EX-TRANSPORTATION UP 1.6%

10:00 AM ET 3/6/06 U.S. JAN. DURABLE ORDERS REVISED DOWN 9.9% VS 10.2% PREV

10:00 AM ET 3/6/06 U.S. JAN. FACTORY ORDERS BIGGEST DROP SINCE JULY 2000

10:00 AM ET 3/6/06 U.S. JAN. FACTORY ORDERS DOWN 4.5% VS 5.3% FORECAST