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8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. FEB. DURABLE GOOD ORDERS UP 2.5% VS. 1.7% EXPECTED
8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. FEB. DURABLE GOODS SHIPMENTS UP 0.8%
8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. FEB. CORE CAPITAL GOODS ORDERS UP 1.1%
8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. JAN. DURABLE ORDERS REVISED TO -2.7% VS. -2.3%
8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. FEB. TRANSPORTATION ORDERS UP 9.9% VS. -10.5%
8:30am 03/24/04 U.S. DURABLE GOODS ORDERS UP 8% YEAR-TO-DATE

U.S. Feb. durable-goods orders soar 2.5%
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Demand for U.S.-made durable goods soared 2.5 percent in February, nearly reversing the downwardly revised 2.7 percent drop in January, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday.
The increase was the fourth in the past six months.
Durable-goods orders are up 8 percent year-to-date.
Economists were expecting an increase of 1.7 percent in February, according to the survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
Shipments increased 0.8 percent in February after falling 1 percent in January.
Orders for core capital equipment rose 1.1 percent after falling 0.3 percent in January.
Transportation goods led the way in February, rising 9.9 percent after plunging 10.5 percent in January.