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New Orders for Durable Goods Increased 2.5%, ex-trans up 1.3%
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New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $5.0 billion or 2.5 percent to $208.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up three consecutive months, followed a 0.7 percent February increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.3 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.3 percent. Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive months, had the largest increase, $3.1 billion or 5.9 percent to $54.7 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up five consecutive months, increased $3.7 billion or 1.8 percent to $207.3 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent February increase. Transportation equipment, up four consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.6 billion or 3.3 percent to $51.1 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in March, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $6.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $843.4 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent February increase. Transportation equipment, up three consecutive months, had the largest increase, $3.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $482.0 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, up fifteen consecutive months, increased $4.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $333.9 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent February increase. Transportation equipment, also up fifteen consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.7 billion or 1.9 percent to $89.8 billion.
Posted: April 27, 2011 Wednesday 08:51 AM