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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       November 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Nov-18   Oct-18   Sep-18   Nov-18 Oct-18 Sep-18
Total
 Shipments            256690   254889   255840      0.7   -0.4    0.9
 New Orders           250827   248939   260178      0.8   -4.3    0.0
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           167228   167206   166668      0.0    0.3   -0.1
  New Orders          163823   164394   163741     -0.3    0.4   -0.5
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           242880   240839   242023      0.8   -0.5    1.0
  New Orders          234582   234792   238133     -0.1   -1.4   -1.3
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           178998   176933   178246      1.2   -0.7    1.0
  New Orders          177296   175003   186721      1.3   -6.3   -0.3
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21826    21571    21750      1.2   -0.8   -0.1
 New Orders            21544    21321    21909      1.0   -2.7   -1.3
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33019    33093    32913     -0.2    0.5   -0.2
 New Orders            33567    33391    32851      0.5    1.6   -2.1
Machinery
 Shipments             32820    33026    32698     -0.6    1.0   -0.6
 New Orders            32826    33394    33339     -1.7    0.2    0.2
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27701    27397    27121      1.1    1.0    0.0
 New Orders            24138    24136    23449      0.0    2.9    0.6
 Computers
  Shipments             1889     1919     1892     -1.6    1.4   -2.4
  New Orders            1951     1948     1940      0.2    0.4   -1.1
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3643     3604     3586      1.1    0.5    1.6
  New Orders            3823     3794     3711      0.8    2.2    2.3
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11529    11524    11595      0.0   -0.6    1.1
 New Orders            11505    11582    11455     -0.7    1.1   -0.7
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             89462    87683    89172      2.0   -1.7    3.0
 New Orders            87004    84545    96437      2.9  -12.3    0.9
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            60549    60724    60547     -0.3    0.3    1.1
  New Orders           60703    60851    60578     -0.2    0.5    0.8
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            14975    12821    14794     16.8  -13.3   15.8
  New Orders           10189     9545    13391      6.7  -28.7  -19.1
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4532     4735     4767     -4.3   -0.7    1.6
  New Orders            6813     5182    11584     31.5  -55.3  117.1
All other durables
 Shipments             40333    40595    40591     -0.6    0.0   -0.2
 New Orders            40243    40570    40738     -0.8   -0.4   -0.1
Capital Goods
 Shipments             91475    89786    90992      1.9   -1.3    2.2
 New Orders            89242    86885    92339      2.7   -5.9   -5.4
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            79612    77714    79206      2.4   -1.9    2.4
  New Orders           75364    74854    78513      0.7   -4.7   -3.2
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            68958    69048    68491     -0.1    0.8   -0.3
  New Orders           69288    69691    69346     -0.6    0.5   -0.6
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            11863    12072    11786     -1.7    2.4    1.1
  New Orders           13878    12031    13826     15.4  -13.0  -16.2
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments            10654     8666    10715     22.9  -19.1   23.8
  New Orders            6076     5163     9167     17.7  -43.7  -19.2
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9406     9403     9064      0.0    3.7   -1.3
  New Orders            9299     8967    10884      3.7  -17.6  -20.1
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           229852   229996   229260     -0.1    0.3    0.1
  New Orders          226760   227363   232961     -0.3   -2.4    2.6
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           234173   234151   233339      0.0    0.3    0.1
  New Orders          230873   231745   237185     -0.4   -2.3    2.1
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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