The new requests for manufactured products in the United States increased in March, driven by demand for commercial aircraft, but the motivation must decrease in the midst of commercial tensions.
Industry orders increased by 4.3 % after the review rate decreased by 0.5 % in February. The economists, which Reuters consulted 4.5 % after earning 0.6 % previously in February.
3.0 % advanced factory requests in March in the annual comparison. President Donald Trump’s protectionist policy is manufacturing, which represents 10.2 % of the economy.
A survey conducted by the Supply Management Institute on Thursday (1) showed that the industrial activity scale that was contracted for the second month in a row in April. The definitions were cited as a problem in all sectors, with some people who were interviewed in the troubled way in which import rates were imposed.
Commercial aircraft requests requested 139.0 % in March, but it is unlikely to continue. China has ordered that airlines no longer accept delivery in Boeing Air during its trade war with the United States.
On Thursday, Riannaire, the largest low -cost airline in Europe, threatened to cancel requests from hundreds of Boeing aircraft if the tariff war is rising higher.
Car, parts and trailers orders increased by 0.6 % in March and transport equipment orders increased by 27.1 %. However, computers and electronic products decreased by 1.3 %, while those related to electrical equipment, devices and components decreased by 1.0 %.
The government also stated that the requests of the unrelated -related capital commodity except for aircraft, which are a measure of the plans of spending on business, have increased by 0.1 % in March, according to the estimate of last month.