-- 米国の製造業新規受注は3月に1.5%増加し、ブルームバーグが午前7時35分(米国東部時間)時点でまとめた調査結果に基づく市場予想の0.6%増を大きく上回った。2月は改定値で0.3%増だった。 輸送機器受注の0.8%増を除くと、新規受注は1.6%増となり、市場予想の1.3%増を上回り、2月と同水準だった。 耐久財新規受注は、速報値の0.8%増から変更されず、2月の1.2%減から回復した。 非耐久財新規受注は、前月の1.9%増に続き、2.1%増加した。 工場出荷は1.4%増加し、未処理受注は0.1%増加した。 工場在庫は0.6%増加し、既に公表されている小売在庫と卸売在庫の速報値と合わせると、企業在庫は当月0.9%増加するペースで推移している。
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