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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for: April 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18
Total
 Shipments            246735   246881   245051     -0.1    0.7    0.7
 New Orders           248496   252678   246039     -1.7    2.7    4.5
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           163914   162269   162493      1.0   -0.1    1.0
  New Orders          161438   159973   159308      0.9    0.4    1.3
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           232894   234359   232003     -0.6    1.0    1.0
  New Orders          235774   240259   230449     -1.9    4.3    2.2
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           171036   172173   170466     -0.7    1.0    0.6
  New Orders          176569   181803   175517     -2.9    3.6    6.0
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21223    20792    20229      2.1    2.8    2.3
 New Orders            21676    21396    20455      1.3    4.6    3.6
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             32387    31911    31973      1.5   -0.2    0.7
 New Orders            33381    32717    32344      2.0    1.2    0.4
Machinery
 Shipments             32058    31994    32518      0.2   -1.6    1.8
 New Orders            31632    31899    32939     -0.8   -3.2    3.3
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             26305    26049    26275      1.0   -0.9   -0.3
 New Orders            22762    22509    22187      1.1    1.5   -1.1
 Computers
  Shipments             1808     1631     1732     10.9   -5.8   -5.9
  New Orders            1812     1721     1753      5.3   -1.8   -5.1
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3362     3357     3319      0.1    1.1   -2.1
  New Orders            3410     3356     3339      1.6    0.5   -4.6
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11468    11195    11084      2.4    1.0    1.2
 New Orders            11568    11272    11004      2.6    2.4    2.6
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             82821    84612    82558     -2.1    2.5    0.3
 New Orders            87058    92705    86731     -6.1    6.9   10.8
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            58294    57087    56817      2.1    0.5    1.3
  New Orders           58415    57379    57022      1.8    0.6    1.7
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            10880    14924    12814    -27.1   16.5    0.8
  New Orders           16228    22842    14211    -29.0   60.7   14.5
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4391     4180     4562      5.0   -8.4   -0.2
  New Orders            3849     3580     3881      7.5   -7.8   43.0
All other durables
 Shipments             40473    40328    40414      0.4   -0.2    0.5
 New Orders            40419    40180    40379      0.6   -0.5    0.4
Capital Goods
 Shipments             86098    88333    86524     -2.5    2.1    0.1
 New Orders            89548    94937    90972     -5.7    4.4    9.6
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            74077    77681    75648     -4.6    2.7    1.0
  New Orders           78589    84304    77475     -6.8    8.8    3.5
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            67309    66755    67199      0.8   -0.7    1.0
  New Orders           67275    66577    67149      1.0   -0.9    1.6
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            12021    10652    10876     12.9   -2.1   -5.2
  New Orders           10959    10633    13497      3.1  -21.2   66.3
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             6768    10926     8449    -38.1   29.3    0.9
  New Orders           11314    17727    10326    -36.2   71.7   17.5
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9256     8421     8365      9.9    0.7   -6.1
  New Orders            8566     8904    11617     -3.8  -23.4   64.1
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           223834   221305   221361      1.1    0.0    1.1
  New Orders          221309   219203   218331      1.0    0.4    1.6
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           227946   225303   225726      1.2   -0.2    1.0
  New Orders          226223   224318   222216      0.8    0.9    1.7
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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