BusinessJuly 3, 2000
BUSINESS MEMO: BIG-TICKET GOODS
The biggest jump in demand for electronics equipment in nearly three years helped catapult orders for big-ticket manufactured goods to a surprising 6 percent increase in May. That pushed orders to U.S. factories for durable goods items expected to last at least three years to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $218.9 billion last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday...
The biggest jump in demand for electronics equipment in nearly three years helped catapult orders for big-ticket manufactured goods to a surprising 6 percent increase in May.
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That pushed orders to U.S. factories for durable goods items expected to last at least three years to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $218.9 billion last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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