WASHINGTON-New factory orders rose by a larger than expected 1.3 percent in July, nearly entirely on the back of a sharp increase in civilian aircraft orders, the Commerce Department reported today. Economists were expecting an even larger 2.2 percent rise after July’s durable goods report showed a 4.9 percent aircraft-fueled increase.MORE
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