US factory orders jump grew in September by 4,8% to 475,39 billion dollars, after the -5,1% recorded in August. The figure was released by the Commerce Department today, simultaneously with the data on new jobs in the USA, and is just below the forecasts of analysts, who expected growth of 4,9%, and represents the largest increase since March 2011.
The transport sector is above all supporting the rebound in orders from industry. In fact, the index net of the sector shows slower growth, equal to 1,4%. The growth in civil aircraft orders was dizzying, from 533 million in August to 14,66 billion.
