To achieve that sort of number means massive migration online from shop-front or factory-door commerce.

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Separately, the Commerce Department said factory orders dropped 5.1% in October, the largest decrease since an 8.5% fall in July 2000, and well off the 4.5% slip expected by Wall Street.

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In notable economic news this week, the Commerce Department announced that new orders for factory goods increased sharply in February.

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On the economic front, the Commerce Department is reporting a 1.3 percent gain in factory orders in February, which missed economists expectations of a 1.5 percent increase.

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By 11 am, these Polly-Anna expectations had already been falsified, as a new Commerce Department report confirmed a sharp drop in June 2011 US factory orders, and stock market indices and bond yields plunged again.

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