US orders for major manufactured goods tumble 14.4 percent in March

New orders for durable manufactured goods collapsed in March as companies were forced to shut down production amid efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Orders fell 14.4 percent compared to February to $213.2 billion, led by a 41 percent collapse in transportation equipment, which largely revolves around Boeing's trouble with order cancelations.

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