--US July factory orders +0.1%; ex-transportation unchanged
--Excluding defense, US July factory orders -0.1%
--US July durable goods orders revised to -0.7%, from -0.6%
--US July factory inventories -0.6%; shipments +0.5%
--US July unfilled orders -1.0%
--US July's inventory/shipments ratio 1.38 vs June's 1.40

Andrew Williams// Washington, Aug. 31 (BridgeNews) - A 0.9% rise in transportation orders helped U.S. factory orders edge up 0.1% in July, topping economists' expectations for a 0.5% decline. However, June's factory orders were revised to down 2.9% from down 2.4%. Excluding transportation, factory orders were unchanged in July, while factory inventories fell 0.6%.

July's non-durable goods shipments, a proxy for non-durable goods orders, were up 1.1% after a revised 3.4% decline the month before, the Commerce Department said.
July's orders for durable goods were revised to down 0.7%, from down 0.6% as reported in the Aug. 24 preliminary report on durable goods