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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       August 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Aug-18   Jul-18   Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18
Total
 Shipments            253130   251238   251528      0.8   -0.1    1.7
 New Orders           259592   248529   251499      4.5   -1.2    0.9
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           167100   166778   165876      0.2    0.5    0.4
  New Orders          164284   164166   163917      0.1    0.2    0.3
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           239415   237654   238175      0.7   -0.2    1.8
  New Orders          241148   235119   236599      2.6   -0.6    1.4
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           176017   173381   175466      1.5   -1.2    0.9
  New Orders          186416   174614   179563      6.8   -2.8   -0.3
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21793    21652    21480      0.7    0.8    0.9
 New Orders            22073    21885    21892      0.9    0.0   -0.2
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             32918    32901    32884      0.1    0.1    0.4
 New Orders            33383    33368    33253      0.0    0.3   -0.6
Machinery
 Shipments             33034    32996    32754      0.1    0.7    0.5
 New Orders            33255    33234    33087      0.1    0.4    0.3
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27131    27119    26777      0.0    1.3    0.5
 New Orders            23344    23455    23271     -0.5    0.8    0.8
 Computers
  Shipments             1947     1970     1760     -1.2   11.9   -2.6
  New Orders            1969     1985     1763     -0.8   12.6   -2.9
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3529     3544     3540     -0.4    0.1    3.1
  New Orders            3659     3633     3732      0.7   -2.7    0.2
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11491    11350    11258      1.2    0.8    0.2
 New Orders            11564    11490    11508      0.6   -0.2    1.5
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             86030    84460    85652      1.9   -1.4    4.2
 New Orders            95308    84363    87582     13.0   -3.7    2.0
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            59615    60230    58238     -1.0    3.4    5.0
  New Orders           59745    60320    58204     -1.0    3.6    5.0
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            12594    10660    14167     18.1  -24.8    5.7
  New Orders           17101    10110    14257     69.1  -29.1    1.3
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4674     4739     4332     -1.4    9.4   -5.0
  New Orders            5188     4433     6549     17.0  -32.3   19.8
All other durables
 Shipments             40733    40760    40723     -0.1    0.1    0.1
 New Orders            40665    40734    40906     -0.2   -0.4    0.5
Capital Goods
 Shipments             88968    86588    89741      2.7   -3.5    1.9
 New Orders            97277    86610    90285     12.3   -4.1    0.0
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            77343    75105    78277      3.0   -4.1    2.3
  New Orders           81268    75523    78473      7.6   -3.8    2.2
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68846    68771    68008      0.1    1.1    1.0
  New Orders           69475    69846    68832     -0.5    1.5    0.8
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11625    11483    11464      1.2    0.2   -0.7
  New Orders           16009    11087    11812     44.4   -6.1  -12.6
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             8497     6334    10269     34.1  -38.3   11.5
  New Orders           11793     5677     9641    107.7  -41.1   13.6
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9147     8831     8915      3.6   -0.9    1.3
  New Orders           13274     9500     8572     39.7   10.8  -21.2
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           228911   229095   225897     -0.1    1.4    1.5
  New Orders          226482   227332   225430     -0.4    0.8    1.6
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           233008   233421   229795     -0.2    1.6    1.4
  New Orders          231790   231765   230046      0.0    0.7    1.2
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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