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MNI: US DATA: MAY FACTORY ORDERS +8.0%;EX-TRANS......>

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MNI: US DATA: MAY FACTORY ORDERS +8.0%;EX-TRANS +2.6%
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US factory orders increased 8.0% in May following a -13.5% decline in April.
Orders of transportation equipment increased 82% after plunging -48.9% in April.
Excluding transportation, orders were up 2.6%. Durable goods orders increased by
15.7% while nondurable goods orders rose 2.0%. Overall unfilled orders inched up
by 0.1% and shipments increased 3.1% in May.

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