New orders for manufactured goods in May increased $1.6 billion, or 0.3%, to $578.0 billion, according to the Census Bureau.
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Following a 28-month period of growth, economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in June for the eighth consecutive month.
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The U.S. Census Bureau shows new orders for manufactured goods, inventories and unfilled orders have increased, while shipments remain down.
Construction spending during April was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of approximately $1.9 trillion.
