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August New Orders for Durable Goods decreased 2.0%, Ex-Trans unch%
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New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $4.8 billion or 2.0 percent to $236.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease, down following two consecutive monthly increases, followed a 1.9 percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased less than $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged. Excluding defense, new orders decreased $2.2 billion or 1.0 percent. Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $4.8 billion or 5.8 percent to $78.7 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased less than $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged, to $243.2 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent July increase. Primary metals, down ten of the last eleven months, drove the decrease, $0.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $20.5 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.2 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,195.3 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $2.1 billion or 0.3 percent to $800.3 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, up two of the last three months, increased $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged, to $401.4 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent July decrease. Transportation equipment, up four of the last five months, drove the increase, $0.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $132.5 billion.
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in August decreased $1.6 billion or 2.0 percent to $80.4 billion. Shipments increased $1.4 billion or 1.8 percent to $80.8 billion. Unfilled orders decreased $0.3 billion, or virtually unchanged, to $761.6 billion. Inventories decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $176.5 billion. Defense new orders for capital goods in August decreased $2.7 billion or 24.3 percent to $8.6 billion. Shipments decreased $0.5 billion or 4.6 percent to $10.0 billion. Unfilled orders decreased $1.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $148.8 billion. Inventories increased $0.7 billion or 3.1 percent to $23.7 billion.
Revised seasonally adjusted July figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $481.7 billion (revised from $482.0 billion); shipments, $483.8 billion (revised from $483.6 billion); unfilled orders, $1,197.5 billion (revised from $1,198.0 billion); and total inventories, $650.8 billion (revised from $651.2 billion).
Posted: September 24, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM