New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $2.2 billion or 0.8% in September to $284.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report. The increase followed a 0.8% August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.4%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.4%. Transportation equipment drove the decrease, falling $3.1 billion or 3.1% to $95.4 billion.
Pending home sales fell in December
Pending home sales in December dropped 9.3% from the prior month and 3% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors. There were 1.18 million homes on the market.










