U.S. factory orders rose 0.5% in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
The increase, the biggest since July, followed a 0.3% gain in September, Commerce said.
The upturn was greater than economists’ forecasts of a no change, Bloomberg reported.
Excluding transportation orders, bookings rose 0.6 %.
Durable goods orders, which make up just over half of all orders, fell 0.2% following a 1.4% decline in September.
The trucking industry relies on factory orders and shipments for much of its business.
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