US February manufacturing facility orders +0.6% vs +0.5% anticipated

• Prior was +1.7% (revised to +1.8%)
• Factory orders ex transport +0.4% vs +0.3% prior

Durable goods orders:

• Durable goods orders 1.0% vs 0.9% preliminary
• Durable goods ex trans 0.7% vs 0.7% preliminary. 0.1% last month
• Durable goods ex defense 0.8% versus 0.8% preliminary. +3.7% last month
• Nondefense capital ex air for February -0.2% versus -0.3% preliminary. Last month +0.1%

These numbers are a tad better than expected.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.