New orders for manufactured goods in December, up four of the last five months, increased $10.0 billion or 1.8% to $552.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.9% November decrease. Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased $4.0 billion or 0.7% to $543.3 billion. This followed a 0.9% November decrease.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in December, up four of the last five months, increased $15.2 billion or 5.6% to $286.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.8% November decrease.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in December, up nineteen of the last twenty months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.4% to $277.4 billion, down from the previously published 0.5% increase. This followed a 0.4% November increase.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in December, up twenty-three consecutive months, increased $3.5 billion or 0.7% to $493.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.2% November increase.
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