New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 1.7% in April to $248.5 billion, following a 2.7% March rise, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The volatile transportation equipment sector led the decline, falling 6.1% to $87.1 billion over the month. Commercial aircraft was the largest contributor to transportation’s decline, decreasing 29.0% to $16.2 billion. New
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 2.6% in March to $254.9 billion, following a 3.5% February rise, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment offset sluggish growth in other areas, rising 7.6% to $91.4 billion over the month. Commercial aircraft was the largest contributor to transportation, increasing 44.5% to $21.0 billion. New orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 3.7% in January to $247.0 billion, following a 0.5% December rise, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment drove the decrease, falling 10.0% to $77.7 billion over the month. New orders excluding defense declined 2.7% on the month, while orders of nondefense capital goods slipped 1.5% to
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 2.9% in December to $249.4 billion, following a 1.7% November rise, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment drove the increase, growing 7.4% to $87.2 billion over the month. December’s pace was the fastest since June. New orders excluding defense grew 2.2% on the month, while orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 1.3% in November to $241.4 billion, following a 0.4% October decline, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment drove the increase, growing 4.2% to $80.9 billion over the month. New orders excluding defense grew 1.0% on the month, while orders of nondefense capital goods jumped 2.6% to
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 2.2% in September to $238.7 billion, following an upwardly revised 2.0% August increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment drove the increase, growing 5.1% to $81.2 billion over the month. New orders excluding defense grew 2.0% on the month, while orders of nondefense capital goods jumped
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 1.7% in August to $232.8 billion, following a 6.8% July decline, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation equipment drove the increase, growing 4.9% to $77.4 billion over the month after a 19.6% July decline. New orders excluding defense grew 2.2% on the month, while orders of nondefense
New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 6.8% in July to $229.2 billion, following a 6.4% June increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. July’s figure was the largest monthly decline since August 2014. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, drove the decline, falling 19.0% to $74.3 billion over the month. New
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 6.5% in June to $245.6 billion, following a 0.1% May decrease, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New orders excluding defense grew 6.7% on the month, while orders of nondefense capital goods jumped 21.0% to $84.6 billion. Shipments of manufactured durable goods, down in three of the last
New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 1.1% in May to $228.2 billion, following a 0.9% April decrease, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New orders excluding defense fell 0.6% on the month, as orders of nondefense capital goods decreased 2.4% to $68.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured durable goods increased 0.8% to $234.9 billion. Inventories