Factory orders increased 4.3% after a downwardly revised 0.5% rise in February ... also reported that orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, which are seen as a measure of ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Record High as ... “While we had known consumer goods accounted for the bulk of March’s rise, we can now see pharmaceutical products were $20 billion higher — almost ...

The US trade deficit widened ... to impose duties on pharmaceutical goods. Capital goods imports increased $3.7 billion to a record high, reflecting a solid rise in computer accessories.

Outbound shipments from the world’s second-largest economy registered a year-on-year rise ... out goods during a 90-day pause on the US tariffs. Economist Zichun Huang, of Capital Economics ...

Ships now pulling into US harbors from ... supplies and consumer goods ahead of the bulk of Trump’s tariffs. “Businesses spent Q1 front-loading orders for consumer and capital goods (among ...