Orders to U.S. factories increased in December for a second month, a sign manufacturing will strengthen even more.
Bookings (TMNOCHNG) rose 1.1 percent after a revised 2.2 percent gain in November that was larger than previously estimated, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. The order backlog jumped 1.4 percent, the most since March 2008.
Factories boosted payrolls in January by the most in a year and the number of hours worked per week climbed to the highest in 14 years, according to Labor Department figures today...
Orders to U.S. Factories Rise - Bloomberg