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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for: March 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Mar-18   Feb-18   Jan-18   Mar-18 Feb-18 Jan-18
Total
 Shipments            249979   249258   247537      0.3    0.7    0.5
 New Orders           254947   248574   240095      2.6    3.5   -3.6
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           166533   167271   165896     -0.4    0.8    0.2
  New Orders          163534   163586   162073      0.0    0.9   -0.3
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           237598   236292   233961      0.6    1.0    0.3
  New Orders          242662   236093   229166      2.8    3.0   -2.6
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           176458   175698   174862      0.4    0.5    0.6
  New Orders          185733   179444   171683      3.5    4.5   -5.0
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21523    21284    20866      1.1    2.0    0.9
 New Orders            22133    21818    20920      1.4    4.3    0.1
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33842    34007    33781     -0.5    0.7    1.3
 New Orders            34397    34356    34287      0.1    0.2    0.8
Machinery
 Shipments             32589    33107    32759     -1.6    1.1    0.0
 New Orders            32565    33128    33019     -1.7    0.3   -0.2
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             28218    28357    28257     -0.5    0.4    0.9
 New Orders            24177    23871    23913      1.3   -0.2   -0.3
 Computers
  Shipments             1754     1876     1923     -6.5   -2.4    7.9
  New Orders            1850     1899     1931     -2.6   -1.7    6.3
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3290     3263     3281      0.8   -0.5   -0.1
  New Orders            3337     3085     3334      8.2   -7.5    1.6
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             10444    10459    10322     -0.1    1.3    0.9
 New Orders            10416    10403    10082      0.1    3.2    0.1
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             83446    81987    81641      1.8    0.4    0.9
 New Orders            91413    84988    78022      7.6    8.9   -9.8
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            57451    57391    56604      0.1    1.4    0.8
  New Orders           57748    57719    56609      0.1    2.0    0.2
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            13389    11571    11435     15.7    1.2    0.6
  New Orders           20997    14535    10446     44.5   39.1  -27.9
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             3783     4191     4240     -9.7   -1.2    0.2
  New Orders            3058     3375     2612     -9.4   29.2  -48.5
All other durables
 Shipments             39917    40057    39911     -0.3    0.4   -1.4
 New Orders            39846    40010    39852     -0.4    0.4   -1.7
Capital Goods
 Shipments             87444    86080    85868      1.6    0.2    0.4
 New Orders            93764    88931    83225      5.4    6.9   -4.7
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            76858    75200    74376      2.2    1.1    0.0
  New Orders           83142    78402    74090      6.0    5.8   -1.0
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            67303    67803    67135     -0.7    1.0    0.0
  New Orders           67238    67329    66718     -0.1    0.9   -0.3
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            10586    10880    11492     -2.7   -5.3    2.9
  New Orders           10622    10529     9135      0.9   15.3  -26.6
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             9555     7397     7241     29.2    2.2   -0.5
  New Orders           15904    11073     7372     43.6   50.2   -7.2
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             8823     8834     9362     -0.1   -5.6    2.1
  New Orders            9610     9359     8355      2.7   12.0  -19.7
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           226004   226807   224610     -0.4    1.0    0.3
  New Orders          223328   223510   220514     -0.1    1.4   -0.7
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           229838   230981   228804     -0.5    1.0    0.4
  New Orders          228421   226972   223588      0.6    1.5   -2.2
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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