Factory Orders increased by 1.3%, $5.0 billion, to $391.5 billion in March, against expectations of a 0.1% decrease, following a 1.3% increase in February, revised upwards from a reported 0.6% increase. Factory Orders are up 11 of the past 12 months. Excluding transportation, Factory Orders increased by 3.1%.
Pending Home Sales increased 5.3% to 102.9against expectations of an increase of 5.8%. The Pending Home Sales Index had increased 8.3% in February to an index value of 97.7, following a 7.6% decrease in January. The index was 21.1% higher than March 2009, when it was at 85.0
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