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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (694097)	7/27/2005 9:04:29 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Durable Goods Orders Rose Strongly in June By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 8:39 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Orders to American factories for big-ticket manufactured products rose at a surprisingly strong clip in June, providing further evidence that the economy is growing at a solid pace. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that demand for durable goods grew by 1.4 percent last month to total $215.4 billion. It was the third straight month that manufacturers have seen orders increase following three consecutive declines at the beginning of the year that had raised worries about the health of manufacturing. The June increase was unexpected. Private economists had been forecasting a decline of around 1 percent. However, a drop-off in demand for commercial aircraft was offset by strength in a number of other sectors from computers to communications equipment. The overall economy grew by 3.8 percent at an annual rate in the first three months of this year and analysts believe growth in the April to June period will be almost as strong, coming in at around 3.5 percent despite a surge in oil prices this year and continued interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve. The government will release its first look at the gross domestic product in the second quarter on Friday. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress last week that he believed the economy was on a solid path and signaled that the central bank would continue raising interest rates at a gradual pace to make sure a rebounding economy does not trigger unwanted inflation.