New orders for manufactured goods in August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.2% to $515.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Shipments, also up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $508.3 billion.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $4.7 billion or 1.8% to $263.6 billion, unchanged from the prior published increase.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased 0.5% or $1.2 billion to $256.1 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, up seven consecutive months, increased 0.8% or $3.5 billion to $457.9 billion, unchanged from the previous month.
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