Factory orders +1.3%, above the +1.1% with..>

US DATA: Factory orders +1.3%, above the +1.1% expected, with durable 

goods orders unrev at +1.3%. Nondurable goods orders +1.4% on petro, 

coal, and chemical products.

- Factory orders ex transportation +0.8%.

- Nondefense capital goods new orders +2.4% in the month, but -0.2% ex 

aircraft.    

- Total factory shipments were +1.2% in November, with nondefense 

capital goods shipments +1.8%, but -0.1%% ex aircraft.

- Factory inventories +0.4%, so combined with the advance estimates 

for retail (+0.1%) and wholesale inventories (+0.7%), this would result 

in +0.4% for business inventories.