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New orders for US manufactured durable goods - - items
expected to last at least 3 years - - in June fell $2.0bn or 1.0% to
$190.5bn, the US Census Bureau announced today. This was the second straight
monthly decline and followed a 0.8% May decrease. Excluding transportation, new
orders decreased 0.6%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.7%.
Transportation equipment, down four of the last five months, had the largest
decrease, $1.1bn or 2.4% to $45.9bn. This was due to nondefense aircraft and
parts, which decreased $1.8bn.
Shipments: Shipments of manufactured durable goods in
June, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.7bn or 0.3% to $195.0bn. This
followed a 0.7% May decrease. Computers and electronic products, down four of
the last five months, had the largest decrease, $1.3bn or 4.1% to $31.3bn.
Unfilled Orders: Unfilled orders for manufactured durable
goods in June, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased
$0.1bn to $802.9bn. This followed a 0.3% May increase. Transportation equipment,
down three of the last four months, had the largest decrease, $2.7bn or 0.6% to
$476.8bn.
Inventories: Inventories of manufactured durable goods in
June, up six consecutive months, increased $2.8bn or 0.9% to $308.2bn. This
followed a 1.1% May increase. Transportation equipment, up six consecutive
months, had the largest increase, $0.8bn or 1.1% to $80.0bn.
Capital Goods: Nondefense new orders for capital goods -
items expected to last at least 10 years -- in June decreased $1.1bn
or 1.6% to $64.1bn. Shipments increased $0.6bn or 1.0% to $63.2bn. Unfilled
orders increased $0.9bn or 0.2% to $486.6bn. Inventories increased $1.3bn or
1.0% to $128.1bn.
Defense new orders for capital goods in June decreased $0.7bn or
6.8% to $9.6bn.
Shipments decreased $0.1bn or 1.5% to $9.8bn. Unfilled orders
decreased $0.2bn or 0.1% to $139.6bn. Inventories increased slightly or 0.1% to
$17.9bn.
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