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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       June 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Jun-18   May-18   Apr-18   Jun-18 May-18 Apr-18
Total
 Shipments            251603   247482   247002      1.7    0.2    0.0
 New Orders           251884   249402   250109      1.0   -0.3   -1.0
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           166290   165288   164358      0.6    0.6    1.2
  New Orders          164179   163585   163074      0.4    0.3    1.9
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           238267   233940   233113      1.8    0.4   -0.6
  New Orders          236831   233344   236709      1.5   -1.4   -1.5
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           175699   173973   171606      1.0    1.4   -0.4
  New Orders          180069   180021   178501      0.0    0.9   -1.9
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21471    21277    21308      0.9   -0.1    2.5
 New Orders            21825    21922    21942     -0.4   -0.1    2.5
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             32972    32740    32646      0.7    0.3    2.2
 New Orders            33488    33454    33876      0.1   -1.2    3.4
Machinery
 Shipments             32816    32589    32195      0.7    1.2    0.4
 New Orders            33079    33023    32459      0.2    1.7    1.7
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             26671    26664    26478      0.0    0.7    1.6
 New Orders            23243    23096    22951      0.6    0.6    1.9
 Computers
  Shipments             1734     1806     1820     -4.0   -0.8   11.6
  New Orders            1740     1815     1830     -4.1   -0.8    6.3
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3536     3433     3487      3.0   -1.5    3.2
  New Orders            3726     3725     3492      0.0    6.7    4.0
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11386    11269    11262      1.0    0.1    0.7
 New Orders            11492    11327    11379      1.5   -0.5    0.9
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             85313    82194    82644      3.8   -0.5   -2.4
 New Orders            87705    85817    87035      2.2   -1.4   -6.1
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            57917    55433    58001      4.5   -4.4    1.6
  New Orders           57868    55404    58001      4.4   -4.5    1.2
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            14224    13405    10884      6.1   23.2  -27.1
  New Orders           14678    14076    15930      4.3  -11.6  -30.3
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4313     4560     4412     -5.4    3.4    5.6
  New Orders            6570     5467     4017     20.2   36.1   12.2
All other durables
 Shipments             40974    40749    40469      0.6    0.7    0.4
 New Orders            41052    40763    40467      0.7    0.7    0.7
Capital Goods
 Shipments             89844    88150    86095      1.9    2.4   -2.5
 New Orders            90532    90340    90170      0.2    0.2   -4.9
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            78382    76603    74026      2.3    3.5   -4.7
  New Orders           78576    76817    78584      2.3   -2.2   -6.7
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68094    67392    67243      1.0    0.2    0.8
  New Orders           68750    68327    67838      0.6    0.7    2.0
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11462    11547    12069     -0.7   -4.3   13.3
  New Orders           11956    13523    11586    -11.6   16.7    9.0
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments            10288     9211     6783     11.7   35.8  -37.9
  New Orders            9826     8490    10746     15.7  -21.0  -39.4
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             8859     8796     9347      0.7   -5.9   10.6
  New Orders            8589    10870     9087    -21.0   19.6    1.7
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           225917   222530   224049      1.5   -0.7    1.2
  New Orders          225250   221803   222593      1.6   -0.4    1.5
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           229853   226724   228150      1.4   -0.6    1.2
  New Orders          230102   227389   227777      1.2   -0.2    1.5
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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