Factory Orders
Definition
The full M3 report on new orders, shipments and inventories for both durable and nondurable manufactured goods, finalizing the earlier durable-goods advance.
Why investors care
It rounds out the manufacturing orders picture and adds nondurables, confirming or revising durable-goods orders.
What to watch
Durables here are revised from the advance report — the new info is the nondurables and the final core-capex read.