New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased $32.1 billion or 9.3% in June to $311.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report. The increase followed a 16.5% May increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.2%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 9.4%. Transportation equipment drove the decrease, $32.6 billion or 22.4% to $113 billion.
Senate draft bill budgets $324M for CDFI Fund
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released a draft spending bill that allocates $324 million for the CDFI Fund in fiscal year 2026, according to an analysis of the legislation by the CDFI Coalition.











