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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Sort of ironic that defense orders are DOWN don't you think?
10.9 percent? Not bad growth for the year.
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Not ironic....
all orders were down except Boeing
Not to mention they are
orders not backlog
defence orders fluctuate wildly
I worked in the aerospace dept for over a year,
we would get hit with a dozen major orders and have to work
overtime for weeks straight to get everything out the door.
Then several weeks being moved around to other areas
just to stay busy.
I was so happy to get back to heavy duty truck
where the customers planned ahead.
found the backlog numbers
http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/m3/
Unfilled orders, up seven consecutive months, increased $18.1 billion or 3.0 percent to $621.4 billion
"10.9 percent?"
is that 2004 numbers? or 2005? or did they just skip 2004?
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breakin...4830-2454r.htm
Percentages are the accountants evil tool
Found some "real numbers not percentages of percentages
defense aircraft and parts orders tumbled 44.3% Oct. to Nov.
$3.9 Billion November... $7.1B October... $2.9 B September
Up $4.2 B Sept to Oct.....Down $3.2 B Oct. to Nov.
Up $1 billion for the quarter.....nice percentage fudge
Defense new orders for capital goods in November
decreased $2.6 billion or 26.6 percent to $7.2 billion.
Same thing here
7.2 in Nov. 9.7 in Oct. 6.7 in Sept.
overall rise for the quarter half a billion
http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/m3/
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