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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       December 2017
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17
Total
 Shipments            246812   245318   242170      0.6    1.3    0.5
 New Orders           249448   242436   238324      2.9    1.7   -0.4
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           165583   163828   162934      1.1    0.5    1.0
  New Orders          162246   161244   160704      0.6    0.3    1.4
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           233661   232240   229160      0.6    1.3    0.4
  New Orders          235129   230016   226569      2.2    1.5    0.0
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           173806   172942   170010      0.5    1.7    0.0
  New Orders          180671   174302   170583      3.7    2.2   -1.4
Primary Metals
 Shipments             20677    20200    19966      2.4    1.2    1.7
 New Orders            20836    20556    20227      1.4    1.6    2.2
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33462    32983    32736      1.5    0.8    0.9
 New Orders            33582    33275    33275      0.9    0.0   -0.4
Machinery
 Shipments             32683    32512    32535      0.5   -0.1    0.9
 New Orders            33169    32983    32987      0.6    0.0    2.8
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27979    27924    27775      0.2    0.5    0.7
 New Orders            23867    23919    24128     -0.2   -0.9    1.6
 Computers
  Shipments             1791     1889     1956     -5.2   -3.4    1.6
  New Orders            1825     1909     1987     -4.4   -3.9    1.4
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3277     3193     3155      2.6    1.2    2.7
  New Orders            3261     3368     3587     -3.2   -6.1    2.5
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             10179    10145    10185      0.3   -0.4    0.5
 New Orders            10251    10340    10323     -0.9    0.2    1.0
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             81229    81490    79236     -0.3    2.8   -0.4
 New Orders            87202    81192    77620      7.4    4.6   -4.0
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            56570    56188    55312      0.7    1.6    1.4
  New Orders           56757    56510    55395      0.4    2.0    1.5
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            11310    12039    10809     -6.1   11.4  -12.2
  New Orders           14460    12478    10936     15.9   14.1  -15.8
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4208     4188     4276      0.5   -2.1    6.7
  New Orders            5329     3432     3317     55.3    3.5   -7.0
All other durables
 Shipments             40603    40064    39737      1.3    0.8    1.1
 New Orders            40541    40171    39764      0.9    1.0    1.5
Capital Goods
 Shipments             85352    85695    84041     -0.4    2.0   -0.6
 New Orders            87922    85925    83598      2.3    2.8   -3.8
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            74266    74585    73082     -0.4    2.1   -1.0
  New Orders           75116    75205    73543     -0.1    2.3   -3.0
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            67052    66685    66452      0.6    0.4    1.2
  New Orders           67135    67342    67220     -0.3    0.2    0.8
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11086    11110    10959     -0.2    1.4    2.5
  New Orders           12806    10720    10055     19.5    6.6   -9.8
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             7214     7900     6630     -8.7   19.2  -19.2
  New Orders            7981     7863     6323      1.5   24.4  -30.7
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9141     9075     8839      0.7    2.7    1.6
  New Orders           10656     8772     7972     21.5   10.0  -18.0
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           224416   222169   220402      1.0    0.8    1.1
  New Orders          222182   219238   217333      1.3    0.9    1.0
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           228512   226308   224581      1.0    0.8    1.1
  New Orders          228661   223853   221946      2.1    0.9    1.3
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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