New orders for manufactured durable goods in January, down two of the last three months, decreased 4.5% to $272.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This followed a 5.1% December increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.7%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 5.1%. Transportation equipment, also down two of the last three months, drove the decrease, down 13.3% to $92.8 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, down following sixteen consecutive monthly increases, decreased 0.1% to $277.2 billion. This followed a 0.4% December increase.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, down following twenty-three consecutive monthly increases, decreased 0.1% to $493.1 billion. This followed a 0.7% December increase.
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