In Europe, German manufacturing orders for March rose 2.2%, compared with expectations of a 0.5% decline.
This follows Thursday report that German manufacturing orders dropped 1.9% in January, from December.
German industrial production and manufacturing orders fell by much more than expected in July.
On the positive side, German manufacturing orders increased more than expected, at up 3.9% in October.
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The recovery was attributable primarily to rebounding manufacturing orders and exports - increasingly outside the Euro Zone.
Exports dropped in November at the fastest pace in in 12 months and manufacturing orders were also down.
The Euro currency was supported Friday by a better-than-expected report on German manufacturing orders, which rose 2.3% in February.
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Then again, even with reams of data (manufacturing orders, consumer spending, unemployment rates, stock prices) and complex computer models at their disposal, richly paid soothsayers prove notoriously bad at predicting the future.
Moreover, the German economy appears to be recovering faster than others, with data Tuesday showing that German manufacturing orders surged in March because of a pickup in demand from other countries that use the euro.
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There is also disturbing evidence that the weakness in the so-called periphery countries has spread to the 'core' - not just France, where the index reflecting new manufacturing orders fell to its lowest level since 2009, but also to Germany.
In the 1960s it was hoped that the development of oil and gas would revive British manufacturing with orders for drilling rigs, production platforms and survey vessels.
These signs have included significant drops in initial jobless claims, increases in the index of Leading Indicators, as well as the ISM manufacturing new orders index extending above 50.
According to a survey by the CBI, a business pressure-group, manufacturing export orders were up in the three months to January, and companies are more optimistic about prospects for the coming year than at any time since 1995.
This reflects the great volatility of the data series and partly reflects weak new orders in manufacturing PMI.
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Today's manufacturing survey shows new export orders declining in February, for the 14th month in a row.
Manufacturing index, which measures orders in the pipeline at New York state businesses.
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Purchasing managers in manufacturing firms also report mounting orders.
Without getting too much into the details of the report, basically, fewer orders equal less manufacturing demand which equals less oil consumption which equals lower oil prices and thus a weaker CAD.
Other data includes the ISM Manufacturing Index on Monday and factory orders on Tuesday.
New orders and shipments for manufacturing in New York, however, slumped this month, according to the Empire index.
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It is the world's biggest carbon emitter, it holds vast reserves of wealth but, although so far it has been shielded from the financial turmoil, orders for its various manufacturing centres are set to fall as a result of the slowing demand from the industrialised nations.
On the positive side, durable goods orders and the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey were both considerably better than expected.
Orders in the non-manufacturing sector also showed an unexpected surge.
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Finally, in addition to the jobs report Friday, we also have the factory orders and the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index.
On top of that, companies looking to produce smaller batch orders will have turnaround issues when manufacturing overseas, said Menendez.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes durable goods orders, the Chicago Fed midwest manufacturing index, pending home sales, and the Texas manufacturing survey.
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The average of non-manufacturing employment, business activity and new business orders dropped 1.9 points, to 50.0 from 51.9 in May, a sharper fall than in the previous month.
U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the ADP national jobs report, the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, manufacturers shipments and orders and the ISM non-manufacturing report.
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An estimated 600, 000 to 1 million of these jobs would be directly in manufacturing, with the remainder in construction, orders for new equipment, supporting services, transportation and retail sales.
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