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US Durable Goods Orders Fall Unexpectedly
New orders for US manufactured durable goods dropped 2 percent from a month earlier in November 2019, following a meager 0.2 percent growth in October and missing market expectations of a 1.5 percent increase. Demand for transportation equipment led the fall, while declines were also seen in orders for machinery and primary metals. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, edged up 0.1 percent.
Published on 2019-12-23

US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rise
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 0.6 percent from a month earlier in October 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.4 percent fall in the previous month and beating market expectations of a 0.8 percent decrease. Fabricated metal products, up two of the last three months, led the increase.
Published on 2019-11-27

US Durable Goods Orders Fall More than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 1.1 percent from a month earlier in September 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.3 percent gain in the previous month and compared with market expectations of a 0.8 percent decrease. Transportation equipment led the decline after three consecutive monthly increases. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, went down 0.5 percent, after falling 0.6 percent in August.
Published on 2019-10-24

US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rise
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 0.2 percent from a month earlier in August 2019, following an upwardly revised 2 percent gain in the previous month and beating market expectations of a 1 percent decline. Fabricated metal products, up four of the last five months, led the increase. Meanwhile, demand for transport equipment dropped. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, went down 0.2 percent, after a flat reading in July.
Published on 2019-09-27

US Durable Goods Orders Rise More than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 2.1 percent from a month earlier in July 2019, the most since August last year, following a downwardly revised 1.8 percent gain and beating market expectations of a 1.2 percent increase. Transportation equipment, up for two consecutive months, drove the increase. Meanwhile, demand for machinery declined.
Published on 2019-08-26

US Durable Goods Orders Rise the Most in a Year
New orders for US manufactured durable goods jumped 2 percent from a month earlier in June 2019, the most since last August, reversing a 2.3 percent plunge in May and easily beating market expectations of a 0.7 percent growth. Demand for machinery increased the most in nearly 1-1/2 years and that for transport equipment rebounded sharply, led by civilian aircraft and motor vehicles and parts. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, climbed 1.9 percent in June, after a 0.3 percent advance in May.
Published on 2019-07-25

US Durable Goods Orders Drop for 2nd Straight Month
New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 1.3 percent from a month earlier in May 2019, after a revised 2.8 percent slump in April and worse than market expectations of a 0.1 percent drop. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, drove the decrease.
Published on 2019-06-26

US Durable Goods Orders Fall More than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 2.1 percent from a month earlier in April 2019, reversing a downwardly revised 1.7 percent growth in March and slightly worse than market expectations of a 2 percent drop. Transportation equipment, down two of the last three months, drove the decrease.
Published on 2019-05-24

US Durable Goods Orders Rebound in March
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 2.7 percent from a month earlier in March 2019, rebounding from a downwardly revised 1.1 percent fall in February and above market expectations of a 0.8 percent gain. It is the biggest increase since August last year, led by transportation equipment.
Published on 2019-04-25

US Durable Goods Orders Fall Less than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods slumped 1.6 percent from a month earlier in February 2019, following a downwardly revised 0.1 percent gain in January and compared to market expectations of a 1.8 percent fall. Demand for transport equipment fell the most, followed by machinery and computers and electronic products. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, edged 0.1 percent lower, after increasing 0.9 percent in January.
Published on 2019-04-02

US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rise
New orders for US manufactured durable goods increased 0.4 percent from a month earlier in January of 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.3 percent advance in December and beating market expectations of a 0.5 percent drop. Transportation equipment, up five of the last six months, jumped 1.2 percent and drove the increase. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, went up 0.8 percent, the highest gain since July and rebounding from a 0.9 percent fall in December.
Published on 2019-03-13

US Durable Goods Orders Rise Less than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 1.2 percent from a month earlier in December 2018, following an upwardly revised 1 percent advance in November and missing market expectations of a 1.5 percent gain. Transportation equipment drove the increase.
Published on 2019-02-21

US Durable Goods Orders Rebound Weaker than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods surged 0.8 percent from a month earlier in November 2018, following a downwardly revised 4.3 percent plunge in October and missing market expectations of a 1.6 percent advance. Transportation equipment drove the increase. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, dropped 0.6 percent in November, after a 0.5 percent gain in the previous month.
Published on 2018-12-21

US Durable Goods Orders Post Biggest Fall in Over a Year
New orders for US manufactured durable goods slumped 4.4 percent from a month earlier in October 2018, following a downwardly revised 0.1 percent decline in September and worse than market expectations of a 2.5 percent drop. It was the largest fall in durable goods orders since July 2017 as demand for transportation equipment dropped.
Published on 2018-11-21

US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Increase
New orders for US manufactured durable goods unexpectedly rose 0.8 percent month-over-month in September of 2018, following an upwardly revised 4.6 percent rise in August and beating market expectations of a 1 percent drop. Transportation equipment drove the increase as orders for motor vehicles and parts went up 1.3 percent and orders for defense capital jumped 119.1 percent. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, seen as a proxy for business spending plans, edged down 0.1 percent after a 0.2 percent drop in August.
Published on 2018-10-25

US Durable Goods Orders Jump 4.5%
New orders for US manufactured durable goods surged 4.5 percent from a month earlier in August 2018, following a downwardly revised 1.2 percent drop in July and easily beating market expectations of a 2 percent growth. Transportation equipment drove the increase as volatile demand for civilian aircraft rose.
Published on 2018-09-27

US Durable Goods Orders Fall More than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods declined 1.7 percent from a month earlier in July 2018, following a downwardly revised 0.7 percent advance in June and compared with market expectations of a 0.5 percent drop. Transportation equipment drove the decrease as volatile demand for civilian aircraft fell.
Published on 2018-08-24

US Durable Goods Orders Rebound Weaker than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods rose 1 percent month-over-month in June 2018, following a downwardly revised 0.3 percent drop in May and missing market expectations of a 3 percent jump. Transportation equipment led the increase.
Published on 2018-07-26

US Durable Goods Orders Drop Less than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 0.6 percent month-over-month in May 2018, following a downwardly revised 1 percent drop in April while markets were expecting a bigger 1 percent decline. Transportation equipment led the decrease. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for business spending plans, slipped 0.2 percent last month, after jumping by 2.3 percent in April.
Published on 2018-06-27

US Durable Goods Orders Fall More than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods slumped 1.7 percent month-over-month in April of 2018, following an upwardly revised 2.7 percent rise in March. It compares with market expectations of a 1.4 percent drop as orders for transportation equipment tumbled 6.1 percent. However, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for business spending, jumped 1 percent, reversing from a 0.9 percent decrease in March.
Published on 2018-05-25