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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       July 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Jul-18   Jun-18   May-18   Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18
Total
 Shipments            250786   251314   247423     -0.2    1.6    0.2
 New Orders           246852   251105   249374     -1.7    0.7   -0.3
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           166879   165815   165192      0.6    0.4    0.5
  New Orders          164026   163675   163506      0.2    0.1    0.3
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           237316   237964   233883     -0.3    1.7    0.3
  New Orders          233879   236217   233318     -1.0    1.2   -1.4
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           172993   175285   173946     -1.3    0.8    1.4
  New Orders          173059   179202   180025     -3.4   -0.5    0.9
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21575    21393    21290      0.9    0.5   -0.1
 New Orders            21859    21796    21935      0.3   -0.6    0.0
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33069    32901    32742      0.5    0.5    0.3
 New Orders            33201    33200    33446      0.0   -0.7   -1.3
Machinery
 Shipments             32884    32734    32586      0.5    0.5    1.2
 New Orders            33196    32993    32984      0.6    0.0    1.6
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27217    26789    26646      1.6    0.5    0.6
 New Orders            23531    23267    23089      1.1    0.8    0.6
 Computers
  Shipments             1970     1760     1807     11.9   -2.6   -0.7
  New Orders            1985     1763     1816     12.6   -2.9   -0.8
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3550     3541     3433      0.3    3.1   -1.5
  New Orders            3612     3733     3725     -3.2    0.2    6.7
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11341    11264    11230      0.7    0.3   -0.3
 New Orders            11475    11495    11333     -0.2    1.4   -0.4
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             83907    85499    82231     -1.9    4.0   -0.5
 New Orders            82826    87430    85868     -5.3    1.8   -1.3
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            59981    58117    55468      3.2    4.8   -4.4
  New Orders           60117    58085    55453      3.5    4.7   -4.4
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            10566    14168    13405    -25.4    5.7   23.2
  New Orders            9213    14259    14076    -35.4    1.3  -11.6
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4655     4328     4560      7.6   -5.1    3.4
  New Orders            4289     6557     5467    -34.6   19.9   36.1
All other durables
 Shipments             40793    40734    40698      0.1    0.1    0.6
 New Orders            40764    40924    40719     -0.4    0.5    0.6
Capital Goods
 Shipments             86291    89677    88093     -3.8    1.8    2.3
 New Orders            85572    90116    90317     -5.0   -0.2    0.2
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            74909    78218    76548     -4.2    2.2    3.4
  New Orders           74737    78336    76796     -4.6    2.0   -2.3
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68580    67949    67337      0.9    0.9    0.1
  New Orders           69683    68695    68306      1.4    0.6    0.7
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11382    11459    11545     -0.7   -0.7   -4.3
  New Orders           10835    11780    13521     -8.0  -12.9   16.7
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             6329    10269     9211    -38.4   11.5   35.8
  New Orders            5054     9641     8490    -47.6   13.6  -21.0
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             8705     8886     8798     -2.0    1.0   -5.9
  New Orders            9207     8529    10872      7.9  -21.6   19.6
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           228838   225687   222473      1.4    1.4   -0.7
  New Orders          226804   225066   221777      0.8    1.5   -0.4
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           233075   229586   226667      1.5    1.3   -0.7
  New Orders          230963   229684   227363      0.6    1.0   -0.2
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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