Consumers bought more big-ticket items such as cars, appliances and office equipment last month, the Commerce Department reported today.

Orders for manufactured durable goods increased 3.4% to $165.6 billion, the first increase after sixth consecutive months of declines. In January, those orders fell 3.7%.

Excluding transportation, new orders rose 3.9% and excluding defense, new orders increased 1.7%.

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