<H3>• U.S. Factory Orders — May 2015</H3>

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New orders for manufactured goods in May, down nine of the last ten months, decreased $4.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $470.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent April decrease. Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased 0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $482.1 billion. This followed a virtually unchanged April decrease. Unfilled orders, down five of the last six months, decreased $6.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $1,194.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent April decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.98, unchanged from April. Inventories, up three of the last four months, increased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $649.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent April increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, unchanged from April. Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOC-Census NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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