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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for: May 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      May-18   Apr-18   Mar-18   May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18
Total
 Shipments            246886   247100   247016     -0.1    0.0    0.8
 New Orders           248755   250169   252760     -0.6   -1.0    2.7
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           164777   164501   162374      0.2    1.3   -0.1
  New Orders          162627   163137   160063     -0.3    1.9    0.5
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           233362   233214   234494      0.1   -0.5    1.1
  New Orders          233266   236792   240341     -1.5   -1.5    4.3
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           173581   171706   172312      1.1   -0.4    1.1
  New Orders          179519   178561   181891      0.5   -1.8    3.6
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21165    21292    20792     -0.6    2.4    2.8
 New Orders            21835    21921    21415     -0.4    2.4    4.7
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             32783    32653    31937      0.4    2.2   -0.1
 New Orders            33442    33848    32775     -1.2    3.3    1.3
Machinery
 Shipments             32260    32227    32079      0.1    0.5   -1.4
 New Orders            32536    32447    31903      0.3    1.7   -3.1
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             26610    26476    26071      0.5    1.6   -0.8
 New Orders            22933    22951    22513     -0.1    1.9    1.5
 Computers
  Shipments             1800     1818     1631     -1.0   11.5   -5.8
  New Orders            1802     1822     1721     -1.1    5.9   -1.8
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3415     3482     3380     -1.9    3.0    1.8
  New Orders            3688     3489     3357      5.7    3.9    0.5
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11339    11380    11179     -0.4    1.8    0.9
 New Orders            11335    11511    11279     -1.5    2.1    2.5
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             82109    82599    84642     -0.6   -2.4    2.5
 New Orders            86128    87032    92697     -1.0   -6.1    6.9
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            55418    57956    57087     -4.4    1.5    0.5
  New Orders           55555    58001    57340     -4.2    1.2    0.6
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            13342    10885    14927     22.6  -27.1   16.5
  New Orders           14807    15928    22845     -7.0  -30.3   60.8
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4567     4412     4180      3.5    5.6   -8.4
  New Orders            4863     4017     3581     21.1   12.2   -7.7
All other durables
 Shipments             40620    40473    40316      0.4    0.4   -0.2
 New Orders            40546    40459    40178      0.2    0.7   -0.5
Capital Goods
 Shipments             87972    86257    88306      2.0   -2.3    2.1
 New Orders            90459    90285    94837      0.2   -4.8    4.2
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            76441    74191    77654      3.0   -4.5    2.7
  New Orders           77147    78722    84205     -2.0   -6.5    8.7
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            67311    67408    66728     -0.1    1.0   -0.7
  New Orders           67865    67976    66478     -0.2    2.3   -1.0
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11531    12066    10652     -4.4   13.3   -2.1
  New Orders           13312    11563    10632     15.1    8.8  -21.2
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             9130     6783    10926     34.6  -37.9   29.3
  New Orders            9282    10746    17727    -13.6  -39.4   71.7
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             8782     9346     8448     -6.0   10.6    1.0
  New Orders           10903     9086     8931     20.0    1.7  -23.1
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           222013   224149   221437     -1.0    1.2    0.0
  New Orders          220636   222678   219283     -0.9    1.5    0.4
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           226225   228251   225438     -0.9    1.2   -0.1
  New Orders          226161   227860   224401     -0.7    1.5    1.0
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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