News from February 2020


New manufacturing orders for ships and boats climb 87 percent in August

New orders for ships and boats increased $1.59 billion, or 87 percent, to $3.41 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for search and navigation equipment, nondefense fall 2.9 percent in September

New orders for search and navigation equipment, nondefense decreased $49 million, or 2.9 percent, to $1.66 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for turbines, generators and other power transmission equipment fall 3.1 percent in August

New orders for turbines, generators and other power transmission equipment decreased $140 million, or 3.1 percent, to $4.31 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for primary metals have not changed in September

New orders for primary metals remained near the same, at $20.58 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing fall 1.3 percent in September

New orders for ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing decreased $56 million, or 1.3 percent, to $4.09 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for turbines, generators and other power transmission equipment climb 1.5 percent in September

New orders for turbines, generators and other power transmission equipment increased $64 million, or 1.5 percent, to $4.38 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing climb 3.6 percent in August

New orders for ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing increased $143 million, or 3.6 percent, to $4.15 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for transportation equipment fall 0.1 percent in August

New orders for transportation equipment decreased $87 million, or 0.1 percent, to $86.27 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for transportation equipment fall 2.2 percent in September

New orders for transportation equipment decreased $1.93 billion, or 2.2 percent, to $84.34 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for photographic equipment manufacturing climb 7.8 percent in September

New orders for photographic equipment manufacturing increased $41 million, or 7.8 percent, to $569 million in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for ships and boats fall 40.6 percent in September

New orders for ships and boats decreased $1.38 billion, or 40.6 percent, to $2.02 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for other electronic component manufacturing climb 3.1 percent in September

New orders for other electronic component manufacturing increased $112 million, or 3.1 percent, to $3.76 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for nondurable goods have not changed in September

New orders for nondurable goods remained near the same, at $248.99 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for nondefense capital goods fall 3.8 percent in September

New orders for nondefense capital goods decreased $2.80 billion, or 3.8 percent, to $71.44 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft fall 1 percent in September

New orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft decreased $685 million, or 1 percent, to $68.50 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for nondefense aircraft and parts fall 11.9 percent in September

New orders for nondefense aircraft and parts decreased $1.08 billion, or 11.9 percent, to $7.99 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New manufacturing orders for search and navigation equipment, defense fall 3.8 percent in September

New orders for search and navigation equipment, defense decreased $114 million, or 3.8 percent, to $2.85 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

Mark Hinton Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

2020 Indiana state house candidate, Mark Hinton (district 39), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Convention pledge.

Jeff Wible Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

2020 Indiana state senate candidate, Jeff Wible (district 13), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Convention pledge.

Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers report 4.5 percent increase in year-over-year November sales

Sales by petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers in November 2019 were $61.6 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.