orders in the us manufacturing sector rose sharply in december partly reversing novembers decline boosted by the morevolatile aircraft orders new orders for manufactured goods increased 18 in december on month rebounding from a revised 19 drop in november data from the commerce department showed thursday the reading broadly matches the 2 increase expected by economists in a poll by the wall street journal the gain was driven by a 115 increase in orders for nondefense aircraft and parts the data showed excluding the broader transportation category factory orders fell 12 on month new orders for manufactured durable goodsthose meant to last at least three yearsrose 56 in december in line with the preliminary estimate and after a 18 decline in november factory orders have increased in 10 of 2022s 12 months but part of the rise reflects higher prices as the data arent adjusted for inflation surveys to manufacturers suggest order volumes are dropping amid rising interest rates and consumers spending shift toward services data from the ism purchasing managers index showed wednesday that new orders for manufacturers contracted in january for a fifth consecutive month