The companies in March accelerated their long -term goods orders before the aggressive prices of President Donald Trump on American imports, the trade department reported on Thursday.
Supposedly sustainable goods Orders rose to 9.2% soar seasonally adjusted over the month, against a 0.9% gain in February and ahead of Dow Jones forecasts for an increase of 1.6%. Excluding the defense, the increase was even higher, at 10.4%, although the ex-transport number was stable.
Orders of transport equipment jumped 27%, led by an increase of 139% of aircraft and non -defense parts. In addition to planes and cars, the sustainable category also includes items such as household appliances, computers and jewelry.
In other economic news on Thursday, the Labor Department said that initial complaints For unemployment insurance, reached 222,000 seasonally adjusted for the week ending on April 19, an increase of 6,000, but almost in accordance with the Wall Street consensus of 220,000.
As for sustainable goods, the advanced report reflects a traction effect while Trump suspended threats against American trade partners until March before announcing his “Liberation Day” tasks on April 2. Trump slapped a 10% price against all imports as well as expenses selected against dozens of countries which he finally deposited for 90 days for negotiations.
A report of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that companies adjust behaviors to get ahead of Trump's prices.
The economic summary, known as The “Beige Book” “ Companies in particular have seen an increase in vehicle sales, which would fall under the lasting category “,” generally attributed to a precipitation to buy before price increases related to prices “.
The report has otherwise shown an apprehension on economic conditions, in particular in the light of prices, indicating that the breakup of lasting orders for Mars is probably not indicative of the broader long -term environment.
In terms of work, the report on unemployed complaints has shown that layoffs do not increase despite Trump's efforts to cut federal employment lists.
In addition to the stable weekly figures, continuous complaints, which lasted a week, decreased to 1.84 million, down 37,000 compared to the previous week. Complaints in Washington, DC also dropped, at 753, a decrease of 112 compared to the previous week, according to unkatted numbers.
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