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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for: February 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Feb-18   Jan-18   Dec-17   Feb-18 Jan-18 Dec-17
Total
 Shipments            249706   247548   246421      0.9    0.5    0.5
 New Orders           247718   240269   249067      3.1   -3.5    2.7
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           167605   165946   165511      1.0    0.3    1.0
  New Orders          164224   162279   162596      1.2   -0.2    0.8
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           236493   233952   233182      1.1    0.3    0.4
  New Orders          235034   229311   235191      2.5   -2.5    2.2
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           176160   174892   173817      0.7    0.6    0.5
  New Orders          178410   171811   180630      3.8   -4.9    3.6
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21332    20904    20690      2.0    1.0    2.4
 New Orders            21532    20961    20905      2.7    0.3    1.4
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             34038    33758    33362      0.8    1.2    1.2
 New Orders            34524    34260    34012      0.8    0.7    1.9
Machinery
 Shipments             33393    32796    32753      1.8    0.1    0.7
 New Orders            33667    33128    33073      1.6    0.2    0.6
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             28201    28209    28001      0.0    0.7    0.2
 New Orders            23884    23938    23981     -0.2   -0.2    0.2
 Computers
  Shipments             1888     1924     1782     -1.9    8.0   -5.7
  New Orders            1911     1932     1816     -1.1    6.4   -4.9
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3240     3278     3284     -1.2   -0.2    2.8
  New Orders            3054     3334     3281     -8.4    1.6   -2.6
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             10407    10306    10228      1.0    0.8    0.6
 New Orders            10339    10081    10075      2.6    0.1   -2.8
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             82101    81602    80910      0.6    0.9   -0.6
 New Orders            83494    77990    86471      7.1   -9.8    6.6
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            57353    56578    56139      1.4    0.8    0.0
  New Orders           57463    56577    56509      1.6    0.1    0.1
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            11440    11428    11371      0.1    0.5   -5.5
  New Orders           13113    10448    14486     25.5  -27.9   16.1
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4307     4236     4233      1.7    0.1    1.1
  New Orders            3563     2588     5069     37.7  -48.9   47.8
All other durables
 Shipments             40234    39973    40477      0.7   -1.2    1.0
 New Orders            40278    39911    40550      0.9   -1.6    0.9
Capital Goods
 Shipments             86413    85920    85560      0.6    0.4   -0.1
 New Orders            88049    83193    87328      5.8   -4.7    1.7
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            75311    74408    74389      1.2    0.0   -0.2
  New Orders           77369    74028    74876      4.5   -1.1   -0.3
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68117    67175    67111      1.4    0.1    0.7
  New Orders           67831    66659    66929      1.8   -0.4   -0.5
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11102    11512    11171     -3.6    3.1    0.5
  New Orders           10680     9165    12452     16.5  -26.4   16.2
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             7194     7233     7278     -0.5   -0.6   -7.9
  New Orders            9538     7369     7947     29.4   -7.3    1.1
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9001     9360     9167     -3.8    2.1    1.1
  New Orders            9355     8377    10407     11.7  -19.5   18.7
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           227164   224608   223879      1.1    0.3    0.8
  New Orders          223925   220656   222129      1.5   -0.7    1.3
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           231410   228803   227972      1.1    0.4    0.8
  New Orders          227500   223735   228668      1.7   -2.2    2.1
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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