rose 4% in July as demand for autos and commercial­ aircraft surged, the government­ reported Wednesday.­ Orders for June were also revised up to show a 1.3% drop instead of a 1.9% decline, according to Commerce Department­ data. Economists­ surveyed by MarketWatc­h had expected orders to rise by 2.5%. Yet orders for core capital goods, which omit the volatile defense and transporta­tion sectors, fell by 1.5%. Core capital orders give a better read on trends in the private sector. In addition, shipments of core capital equipment goods, which the government­ uses to help calculate gross domestic product, edged up 0.2% in July. Orders for transporta­tion equipment jumped 14.5%, while orders for motor vehicles and parts increased 11.5%. Orders for most other goods fell.