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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for: January 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Jan-18   Dec-17   Nov-17   Jan-18 Dec-17 Nov-17
Total
 Shipments            246997   246411   245282      0.2    0.5    1.3
 New Orders           239724   248891   242477     -3.7    2.6    1.7
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           165682   165509   163850      0.1    1.0    0.6
  New Orders          162002   162537   161344     -0.3    0.7    0.4
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           233392   233172   232204      0.1    0.4    1.3
  New Orders          228738   235015   230059     -2.7    2.2    1.5
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           174547   173863   172943      0.4    0.5    1.7
  New Orders          171441   180509   174380     -5.0    3.5    2.2
Primary Metals
 Shipments             20728    20735    20202      0.0    2.6    1.2
 New Orders            20764    20961    20615     -0.9    1.7    1.9
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33659    33351    32962      0.9    1.2    0.7
 New Orders            34152    33977    33380      0.5    1.8    0.3
Machinery
 Shipments             32788    32747    32514      0.1    0.7   -0.1
 New Orders            32917    33057    32890     -0.4    0.5   -0.3
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             28245    28020    27935      0.8    0.3    0.6
 New Orders            24145    23993    23925      0.6    0.3   -0.8
 Computers
  Shipments             1926     1782     1889      8.1   -5.7   -3.4
  New Orders            1932     1816     1909      6.4   -4.9   -3.9
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3298     3284     3193      0.4    2.8    1.2
  New Orders            3497     3281     3368      6.6   -2.6   -6.1
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             10315    10229    10170      0.8    0.6   -0.1
 New Orders             9992    10069    10362     -0.8   -2.8    0.4
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             81315    80902    81432      0.5   -0.7    2.8
 New Orders            77722    86354    81133    -10.0    6.4    4.5
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            56323    56146    56142      0.3    0.0    1.5
  New Orders           56438    56407    56464      0.1   -0.1    1.9
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            11437    11372    12037      0.6   -5.5   11.4
  New Orders           10376    14487    12475    -28.4   16.1   14.1
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4228     4233     4186     -0.1    1.1   -2.1
  New Orders            2760     5069     3430    -45.6   47.8    3.4
All other durables
 Shipments             39947    40427    40067     -1.2    0.9    0.8
 New Orders            40032    40480    40172     -1.1    0.8    1.0
Capital Goods
 Shipments             85898    85529    85647      0.4   -0.1    1.9
 New Orders            82822    87248    85837     -5.1    1.6    2.7
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            74369    74358    74537      0.0   -0.2    2.0
  New Orders           73644    74796    75119     -1.5   -0.4    2.1
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            67114    67080    66637      0.1    0.7    0.3
  New Orders           66695    66849    67256     -0.2   -0.6    0.1
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11529    11171    11110      3.2    0.5    1.4
  New Orders            9178    12452    10718    -26.3   16.2    6.6
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             7255     7278     7900     -0.3   -7.9   19.2
  New Orders            6949     7947     7863    -12.6    1.1   24.4
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9327     9151     9067      1.9    0.9    2.6
  New Orders            8148    10391     8764    -21.6   18.6    9.9
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           224031   223868   222135      0.1    0.8    0.8
  New Orders          220170   221952   219284     -0.8    1.2    0.9
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           228213   227962   226272      0.1    0.7    0.8
  New Orders          223597   228492   223896     -2.1    2.1    0.9
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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