Category: Research - Topic: Economics - DURABLE GOODS

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 New Orders for Durable Goods Increased 0.3%, ex-trans Down 3.8% Posted: August 25, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $193.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase followed two consecutive monthly decreases including a 0.1 percent June decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 3.8 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.3 percent. Transportation equipment, also up following two consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, $6.1 billion or 13.1 percent to $52.6 billion. This was due to nondefense aircraft and parts, which increased $4.0 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up four of the last five months, increased $4.4 billion or 2.2 percent to $200.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent June increase. Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five months, had the largest increase, $3.4 billion or 6.9 percent to $52.7 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $1.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $802.8 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent June increase. Computers and electronic products, down following four consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $121.1 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up seven consecutive months, increased $1.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $311.2 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent June increase. Machinery, up five consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 1.9 percent to $51.4 billion. |
 New Orders for Durable Goods Decreased 1.0%, ex-trans Down 0.6% Posted: July 28, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in June decreased $2.0 billion or 1.0 percent to $190.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second consecutive monthly decrease and followed a 0.8 percent May decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.6 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.7 percent. Transportation equipment, down four of the last five months, had the largest decrease, $1.1 billion or 2.4 percent to $45.9 billion. This was due to nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased $1.8 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $195.0 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent May decrease. Computers and electronic products, down four of the last five months, had the largest decrease, $1.3 billion or 4.1 percent to $31.3 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.1 billion to $802.9 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, had the largest decrease, $2.7 billion or 0.6 percent to $476.8 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up six consecutive months, increased $2.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $308.2 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, up six consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $80.0 billion. |
 New Orders for Durable Goods Decreased 1.1%, ex-trans up 0.9% Posted: June 24, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in May decreased $2.2 billion or 1.1 percent to $192.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease followed five consecutive monthly increases including a 3.0 percent April increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, had the largest decrease, $3.5 billion or 6.9 percent to $46.9 billion. This was led by nondefense aircraft and parts which decreased $3.0 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $196.0 billion. This followed a 1.8 percent April increase. Transportation equipment, down following two consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, $1.3 billion or 2.8 percent to $47.1 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in May, up four of the last five months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $802.8 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent April increase. Machinery, up six of the last seven months, had the largest increase, $1.5 billion or 1.7 percent to $93.1 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, up five consecutive months, increased $2.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $304.4 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent April increase. Primary metals, up seven consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 3.0 percent to $30.7 billion. |
 New Orders for Durable Goods Increased 2.9%, ex-trans down 1.0% Posted: May 26, 2010 at 08:00 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in April increased $5.6 billion or 2.9 percent to $193.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fourth increase in the last five months and followed a slight March decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.0 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 3.4 percent. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, $7.0 billion or 16.1 percent to $50.7 billion. This was due to nondefense aircraft and parts which increased $7.3 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up two consecutive months, increased $2.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $196.0 billion. This followed a 2.1 percent March increase. Computers and electronic products, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, $2.5 billion or 8.1 percent to $33.4 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up three of the last four months, increased $3.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $801.3 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent March decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $2.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $480.2 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up four consecutive months, increased $1.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $301.4 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent March increase. Primary metals, up six consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.2 billion or 4.2 percent to $29.9 billion. |
 New Orders for Durable Goods Decreased 1.3%, ex-trans up 2.8% Posted: April 23, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Friday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in March decreased $2.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $176.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease followed three consecutive monthly increases, including a 1.1 percent February increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 2.8 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.2 percent. Transportation equipment, down two consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $5.9 billion or 12.9 percent to $40.2 billion. This was due to nondefense aircraft and parts which decreased $6.5 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $2.2 billion or 1.2 percent to $182.2 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent February decrease. Machinery, up two consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.0 billion or 4.3 percent to $24.0 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in March, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.3 billion or 0.3 percent to $719.8 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent February increase. Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, $4.6 billion or 1.1 percent to $408.6 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, up three consecutive months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $304.7 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent February increase. Primary metals, up five consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.5 billion or 1.8 percent to $27.1 billion. |
 New Orders for Durable Goods Increased 0.5%, ex-trans up 0.9% Posted: March 24, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $178.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the third consecutive monthly increase and followed a 3.9 percent January increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 1.6 percent. Machinery, up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $1.1 billion or 4.7 percent to $23.3 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, down two consecutive months, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $179.8 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent January decrease. Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $1.5 billion or 3.4 percent to $43.8 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in February, up two consecutive months, increased $2.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $722.1 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent January increase. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $413.2 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in February, up two consecutive months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $303.9 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent January increase. Primary metals, up four consecutive months, had the largest increase, |
 New orders for durable goods increased 3.0%, ex-trans Down 0.6% Posted: February 25, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $5.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $175.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second consecutive monthly increase and followed a 1.9 percent December increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.6 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 1.6 percent. Transportation equipment, up four of the last five months, had the largest increase, $6.0 billion or 15.6 percent to $44.8 billion. This was led by nondefense aircraft and parts, which increased $4.0 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $180.7 billion. This followed a 2.4 percent December increase. Transportation equipment, down following two consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, $1.6 billion or 3.5 percent to $44.6 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in January, up following a record fifteen consecutive monthly decreases, increased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $718.1 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent December decrease. Primary metals, up seven of the last eight months, had the largest increase, $0.5 billion or 3.2 percent to $16.1 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, down thirteen consecutive months, decreased $0.1 billion to $302.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent December decrease. Computers and electronic products, down twelve of the last thirteen months, had the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $42.9 billion. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 0.3%, ex-trans up 0.9% Posted: January 28, 2010 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in December increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $167.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase followed two consecutive monthly decreases including a 0.4 percent November decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.3 percent. Machinery, up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $1.4 billion or 6.0 percent to $24.1 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in December, up four consecutive months, increased $5.1 billion or 2.9 percent to $181.9 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent November increase. Transportation equipment, up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $1.9 billion or 4.3 percent to $45.9 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in December, down fifteen consecutive months, decreased $8.6 billion or 1.2 percent to $715.5 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.7 percent November decrease.
Transportation equipment, down fourteen of the last fifteen months, had the largest decrease, $8.6 billion or 2.1 percent to $408.9 billion. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 0.2%, ex-trans up 2.0% Posted: December 24, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in November increased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $166.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second monthly increase in the last three months. This followed a 0.6 percent October decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 2.0 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased slightly. Computers and electronic products, also up two of the last three months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 3.7 percent to $25.7 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, up three consecutive months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $175.9 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent October increase. Machinery, up two of the last three months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $22.6 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, down fourteen consecutive months, decreased $4.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $724.5 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.6 percent October decrease.
Transportation equipment, down thirteen of the last fourteen months, had the largest decrease, $5.2 billion or 1.2 percent to $418.1 billion. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 0.6%, ex-trans down 1.3% Posted: November 25, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in October decreased $1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $166.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second monthly decrease in the last three months. This followed a 2.0 percent September increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.3 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.4 percent. Machinery, down following two consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, $1.9 billion or 8.0 percent to $21.8 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, down two of the last three months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $173.8 billion. This followed a 1.6 percent September increase. Transportation equipment, also down two of the last three months, had the largest decrease, $1.9 billion or 4.2 percent to $43.4 billion. This was led by defense aircraft and parts, which decreased $1.0 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, down thirteen consecutive months, decreased $3.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $730.4 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent September decrease. Transportation equipment, down twelve of the last thirteen months, had the largest decrease, $2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $424.3 billion. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 1.0%, ex-trans 0.9% Posted: October 28, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $1.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $165.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second increase in the last three months. This followed a 2.6 percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.5 percent. Machinery, up five of the last six months, had the largest increase, $1.7 billion or 7.9 percent to $23.4 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up three of the last four months, increased $1.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $172.6 billion. This followed a 1.4 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $2.4 billion or 5.6 percent to $44.9 billion. This was led by nondefense aircraft and parts, which increased $1.4 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, down twelve consecutive months, decreased $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $733.6 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, down eleven of the last twelve months, had the largest decrease, $4.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $426.3 billion. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 2.4%, ex-trans 0.0% Posted: September 25, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Friday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $4.0 billion or 2.4 percent to $164.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second decrease in the last three months. This followed a 4.8 percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new orders were down slightly. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 2.4 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $171.3 billion. This followed a 2.2 percent July increase.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in August, down eleven consecutive months, decreased $2.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $737.1 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent July decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, down eight consecutive months, decreased $4.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $308.9 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent July decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 4.9%, ex-trans 0.8% Posted: August 26, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $7.8 billion or 4.9 percent to $168.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the third increase in the last four months and the largest percent increase since July 2007. This followed a 1.3 percent June decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.8 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 4.3 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up two consecutive months, increased $3.5 billion or 2.0 percent to $173.1 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent June increase.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down ten consecutive months, decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $740.2 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.8 percent June decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, down seven consecutive months, decreased $2.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $314.1 billion. This followed a 1.5 percent June decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 2.5% Posted: July 29, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in June decreased $4.1 billion or 2.5 percent to $158.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease followed two consecutive monthly increases including a 1.3 percent May increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.7 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, down eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $168.3 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 2.6 percent May decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, down nine consecutive months, decreased $6.6 billion or 0.9 percent to $740.1 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent May decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, down six consecutive months, decreased $3.0 billion or 0.9 percent to $318.8 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent May decrease |
 New orders for durable goods increased 1.8% Posted: June 24, 2009 at 08:26 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $2.8 billion or 1.8 percent to $163.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the third increase in the last four months and followed a 1.8 percent April increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders also increased 1.4 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, down ten consecutive months, decreased $3.6 billion or 2.1 percent to $169.9 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.5 percent April decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in May, down eight consecutive months, decreased $2.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $747.5 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent April decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, down five consecutive months, decreased $2.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $323.3 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent April decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 1.9% Posted: May 28, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in April increased $3.0 billion or 1.9 percent to $161.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second increase in the last three months and followed a 2.1 percent March decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.8 percent. Excluding defense, new orders also increased 1.0 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, down nine consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $174.2 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.9 percent March decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down seven consecutive months, decreased $8.9 billion or 1.2 percent to $748.9 billion. This followed a 1.7 percent March decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, down four consecutive months, decreased $2.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $327.0 billion. This followed a 1.7 percent March decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 0.8% Posted: April 24, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Friday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in March decreased $1.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $161.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the seventh decrease in the last eight months and followed a 2.1 percent February increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.6 percent. Excluding defense, new orders also decreased 0.6 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, down eight consecutive months, decreased $3.0 billion or 1.7 percent to $175.0 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent February decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in March, down six consecutive months, decreased $11.2 billion or 1.4 percent to $760.3 billion. This followed a 1.6 percent February decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, down three consecutive months, decreased $3.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $331.6 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent February decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods increased 3.4% Posted: March 25, 2009 at 08:47 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $5.5 billion or 3.4 percent to $165.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase follows six consecutive monthly decreases, including a 7.3 percent January decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 3.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 1.7 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, down seven consecutive months, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $179.1 billion. This followed a 5.2 percent January decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in February, down five consecutive months, decreased $10.5 billion or 1.3 percent to $773.7 billion. This followed a 2.0 percent January decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in February, down two consecutive months, decreased $2.9 billion or 0.9 percent to $336.8 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent January decrease. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 5.2% Posted: February 26, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in January decreased $9.0 billion or 5.2 percent to $163.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the sixth consecutive monthly decrease and followed a 4.6 percent December decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 2.5 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 2.3 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, down six consecutive months, decreased $6.9 billion or 3.7 percent to $183.1 billion. This followed a 1.4 percent December decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in January, down four consecutive months, decreased $15.3 billion or 1.9 percent to $785.0 billion. This was the largest percent decrease in unfilled orders since January 2002 and followed a 1.5 percent December decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, down following sixteen consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $340.7 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent December increase. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 2.6% Posted: January 29, 2009 at 08:30 AM (Thursday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in December decreased $4.7 billion or 2.6 percent to $176.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fifth consecutive monthly decrease and followed a 3.7 percent November decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 3.6 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 4.9 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in December, down five consecutive months, decreased $1.4 billion or 0.7 percent to $191.3 billion. This followed a 4.2 percent November decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in December, down three consecutive months, decreased $10.3 billion or 1.3 percent to $803.2 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent November decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in December, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $1.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $343.5 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent November increase. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 1.0% Posted: December 24, 2008 at 01:04 PM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in November decreased $1.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $186.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fourth consecutive monthly decrease and followed an 8.4 percent October decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.2 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.9 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, down four consecutive months, decreased $5.3 billion or 2.6 percent to $195.9 billion. This followed a 3.4 percent October decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, down two consecutive months, decreased $5.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $815.6 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent October decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.5 percent to $342.9 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent October increase. |
 New orders for durable goods decreased 6.2% Posted: November 26, 2008 at 08:30 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in October decreased $12.7 billion or 6.2 percent to $193.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the largest percent decrease in new orders since October 2006 and followed two consecutive monthly decreases including a 0.2 percent September decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 4.4 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 4.6 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, down three consecutive months, decreased $5.0 billion or 2.4 percent to $202.9 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent September decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, down for the first time in twenty-six months, decreased $4.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $823.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent September increase.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $341.1 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.2 percent September increase |
 New orders for durable goods increased 0.8% Posted: October 29, 2008 at 09:31 AM (Wednesday)New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $207.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fourth increase in the last five months and followed a 5.5 percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.6 percent.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up three of the last four months, increased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $208.8 billion. This followed a 4.2 percent August decrease.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up thirty-one of the last thirty-two months, increased $3.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $829.6 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent August increase.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.4 percent to $340.2 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.8 percent August increase. |
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