New orders for manufactured goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 0.9% to $539.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.1% February decrease. Shipments, down four of the last five months, decreased 0.1% to $539.9 billion. This followed a 0.9 % February decrease.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 3.2% to $276.2 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.2% February decrease.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 1.1% to $277.1 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.8% February decrease.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, down two of the last three months, decreased 0.9% to $488.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 0.1% February increase.
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