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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       October 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18   Oct-18 Sep-18 Aug-18
Total
 Shipments            254478   255896   253456     -0.6    1.0    0.9
 New Orders           248520   260015   260223     -4.4   -0.1    4.7
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           166898   166677   166896      0.1   -0.1    0.1
  New Orders          163828   163584   164643      0.1   -0.6    0.3
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           240374   242081   239703     -0.7    1.0    0.8
  New Orders          235064   237982   241252     -1.2   -1.4    2.6
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           176645   178290   176516     -0.9    1.0    1.8
  New Orders          174629   186534   187262     -6.4   -0.4    7.2
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21572    21769    21770     -0.9    0.0    0.6
 New Orders            21430    21929    22195     -2.3   -1.2    1.5
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             32954    32864    32967      0.3   -0.3    0.1
 New Orders            33093    32755    33546      1.0   -2.4    0.5
Machinery
 Shipments             32724    32722    32894      0.0   -0.5   -0.3
 New Orders            33157    33315    33277     -0.5    0.1    0.2
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27306    27104    27129      0.7   -0.1    0.0
 New Orders            23792    23418    23302      1.6    0.5   -0.7
 Computers
  Shipments             1932     1884     1939      2.5   -2.8   -1.6
  New Orders            1952     1932     1961      1.0   -1.5   -1.3
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3667     3601     3529      1.8    2.0   -0.4
  New Orders            3864     3746     3629      3.2    3.2   -0.1
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11726    11641    11465      0.7    1.5    1.3
 New Orders            11770    11438    11536      2.9   -0.8    0.6
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             87580    89219    86560     -1.8    3.1    2.4
 New Orders            84692    96431    95580    -12.2    0.9   13.3
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            60751    60588    59903      0.3    1.1   -0.6
  New Orders           60697    60586    60074      0.2    0.9   -0.5
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            12671    14781    12778    -14.3   15.7   19.9
  New Orders           10499    13358    16547    -21.4  -19.3   63.7
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4757     4767     4693     -0.2    1.6   -1.0
  New Orders            4710    11584     5337    -59.3  117.1   20.4
All other durables
 Shipments             40616    40577    40671      0.1   -0.2   -0.2
 New Orders            40586    40729    40787     -0.4   -0.1    0.1
Capital Goods
 Shipments             89506    91109    89033     -1.8    2.3    2.8
 New Orders            86801    92368    97603     -6.0   -5.4   12.7
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            77386    79325    77376     -2.4    2.5    3.0
  New Orders           75284    78554    81095     -4.2   -3.1    7.4
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68828    68610    68724      0.3   -0.2   -0.1
  New Orders           69356    69387    69747      0.0   -0.5   -0.2
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            12120    11784    11657      2.9    1.1    1.5
  New Orders           11517    13814    16508    -16.6  -16.3   48.8
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments             8558    10715     8652    -20.1   23.8   36.6
  New Orders            5928     9167    11348    -35.3  -19.2   99.9
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9401     9083     9186      3.5   -1.1    4.0
  New Orders            8786    10903    13622    -19.4  -20.0   43.6
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           229687   229331   229021      0.2    0.1   -0.1
  New Orders          226504   232843   227168     -2.7    2.5   -0.1
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           233800   233397   233147      0.2    0.1   -0.1
  New Orders          231075   237034   232367     -2.5    2.0    0.2
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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