After a 1.7% increase in December (revised figure compared to the figure +1.8% initially announced), orders to American industry fell by 1.6% in January, a figure which testifies to the fragility of the manufacturing sector across the Atlantic.
The US Department of Commerce specifies that orders for transport equipment fell by 13.3% in particular, while orders for durable goods fell by 4.5%.
On the other hand, orders for capital goods excluding transport – considered a good barometer of corporate investment projects – rose by 1.2% between December and January.
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