United States, April 2009: The index of industrial orders

Manufacturing orders in March fell by 0.9% after growth at 0.7% in February. . The data for February were revised downward to 1.8%. Orders for capital goods, without the defense sector and increased by 0.4% after growth at 4.1% in February. Last year, orders declined by 23.1%. Economists expected to decline 0.5%. Orders for durable goods in March fell by 0.8%, while orders for short-term use of goods in March fell by 1.0% after falling 0.2% in February.