Mumbai, May 5 -- The Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing a sharp increase by new orders for U.S. manufactured goods in the month of March.
The report said factory orders spiked by 4.3 percent in March after rising by a downwardly revised 0.5 percent in February.
The substantial increase by factory orders came as orders for durable goods shot up by 9.2 percent in March after climbing by 0.8 percent in February.
Orders for transportation equipment led the way higher, soaring by 27.1 percent, as orders for non-defense aircraft and parts skyrocketed by 139.0 percent.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said orders for non-durable goods dipped by 0.3 percent in March after inching up by 0.1 percent in February.
The report...