Orders for nonmilitary capital goods jumped 10.7 percent, to $40.1 billion.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods rose 13.3 percent, to $34.1 billion, in December.

Instead, orders for nonmilitary capital goods jumped 2.9 percent in January.

The key category of nonmilitary capital goods fell 5 percent, to $32.1 billion, its third consecutive monthly loss.

In October, nonmilitary capital goods had climbed 8.7 percent.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft fell 3.7 percent in October.

Orders for nonmilitary capital goods, excluding aircraft, fell 6 percent, the third drop in four months.

For March, the important category of nonmilitary capital goods rose 1.7 percent, the best increase since December.

Orders for the key category of nonmilitary capital goods other than aircraft surged 5.3 percent.

The important category of nonmilitary capital goods, considered a good barometer for business expansion plans, fell 11.9 percent.