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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       September 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Sep-18   Aug-18   Jul-18   Sep-18 Aug-18 Jul-18
Total
 Shipments            256848   253509   251307      1.3    0.9   -0.1
 New Orders           262098   260128   248571      0.8    4.6   -1.2
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           167432   166966   166807      0.3    0.1    0.6
  New Orders          164738   164606   164178      0.1    0.3    0.2
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           243056   239753   237722      1.4    0.9   -0.2
  New Orders          239658   241146   235153     -0.6    2.5   -0.6
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           179003   176564   173442      1.4    1.8   -1.2
  New Orders          188405   187164   174663      0.7    7.2   -2.7
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21836    21755    21650      0.4    0.5    0.8
 New Orders            22192    22163    21876      0.1    1.3   -0.1
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33176    33000    32926      0.5    0.2    0.1
 New Orders            33326    33576    33391     -0.7    0.6    0.4
Machinery
 Shipments             32925    32902    33000      0.1   -0.3    0.8
 New Orders            33513    33246    33227      0.8    0.1    0.4
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27195    27164    27139      0.1    0.1    1.4
 New Orders            23288    23298    23467      0.0   -0.7    0.8
 Computers
  Shipments             1907     1941     1971     -1.8   -1.5   12.0
  New Orders            1955     1963     1986     -0.4   -1.2   12.6
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3591     3530     3544      1.7   -0.4    0.1
  New Orders            3629     3633     3633     -0.1    0.0   -2.7
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11536    11479    11322      0.5    1.4    0.6
 New Orders            11491    11545    11472     -0.5    0.6   -0.3
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             89416    86543    84500      3.3    2.4   -1.3
 New Orders            97360    95522    84393      1.9   13.2   -3.6
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            60806    59891    60271      1.5   -0.6    3.5
  New Orders           60823    60019    60364      1.3   -0.6    3.7
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            14764    12778    10660     15.5   19.9  -24.8
  New Orders           13649    16547    10110    -17.5   63.7  -29.1
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4768     4694     4739      1.6   -0.9    9.4
  New Orders           11697     5338     4433    119.1   20.4  -32.3
All other durables
 Shipments             40764    40666    40770      0.2   -0.3    0.1
 New Orders            40928    40778    40745      0.4    0.1   -0.4
Capital Goods
 Shipments             91223    89084    86619      2.4    2.8   -3.5
 New Orders            93270    97563    86635     -4.4   12.6   -4.0
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            79479    77425    75135      2.7    3.0   -4.0
  New Orders           79113    81045    75540     -2.4    7.3   -3.7
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68784    68773    68801      0.0    0.0    1.2
  New Orders           69624    69697    69863     -0.1   -0.2    1.5
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11744    11659    11484      0.7    1.5    0.2
  New Orders           14157    16518    11095    -14.3   48.9   -6.1
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments            10695     8652     6334     23.6   36.6  -38.3
  New Orders            9489    11348     5677    -16.4   99.9  -41.1
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9078     9180     8830     -1.1    4.0   -1.0
  New Orders           11191    13618     9486    -17.8   43.6   10.7
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           230340   229072   229163      0.6    0.0    1.4
  New Orders          234292   227063   227366      3.2   -0.1    0.9
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           234409   233198   233489      0.5   -0.1    1.6
  New Orders          238452   232262   231799      2.7    0.2    0.8
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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