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US Data: Advance Durable Goods Shipments and New Orders>

Release for:       December 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                    Levels:                     Pct chg:
                      Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18
Total
 Shipments            259659   257609   254964      0.8    1.0   -0.3
 New Orders           254445   251471   248945      1.2    1.0   -4.3
 Ex. Transportation
  Shipments           168266   167610   167272      0.4    0.2    0.4
  New Orders          164203   164077   164433      0.1   -0.2    0.4
 Ex. Defense
  Shipments           245392   243689   240906      0.7    1.2   -0.5
  New Orders          239230   234914   234813      1.8    0.0   -1.4
 Mfg With Unfilled Orders
  Shipments           180813   179700   177037      0.6    1.5   -0.7
  New Orders          179664   177690   175039      1.1    1.5   -6.3
Primary Metals
 Shipments             21561    21851    21652     -1.3    0.9   -0.5
 New Orders            21550    21739    21414     -0.9    1.5   -2.3
Fabricated Metals
 Shipments             33867    33441    33102      1.3    1.0    0.6
 New Orders            34083    33973    33354      0.3    1.9    1.5
Machinery
 Shipments             33037    32950    33037      0.3   -0.3    1.0
 New Orders            32649    32784    33421     -0.4   -1.9    0.2
Computers, Electronics
 Shipments             27849    27701    27387      0.5    1.1    1.0
 New Orders            24161    24157    24119      0.0    0.2    2.9
 Computers
  Shipments             1767     1864     1919     -5.2   -2.9    1.4
  New Orders            1763     1923     1948     -8.3   -1.3    0.4
 Communications Equip.
  Shipments             3755     3663     3604      2.5    1.6    0.5
  New Orders            3571     3759     3790     -5.0   -0.8    2.1
Electrical equipment
 and appliances
 Shipments             11469    11400    11514      0.6   -1.0   -0.7
 New Orders            11262    11277    11566     -0.1   -2.5    1.0
Transportation Equip.
 Shipments             91393    89999    87692      1.5    2.6   -1.7
 New Orders            90242    87394    84512      3.3    3.4  -12.4
 Motor Vehicles, Parts
  Shipments            62097    60970    60732      1.8    0.4    0.3
  New Orders           62380    61085    60842      2.1    0.4    0.4
 Nondef Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments            15053    15037    12822      0.1   17.3  -13.3
  New Orders           12819     9980     9546     28.4    4.5  -28.7
 Defense Aircraft, Parts
  Shipments             4669     4507     4733      3.6   -4.8   -0.7
  New Orders            4642     6682     5181    -30.5   29.0  -55.3
All other durables
 Shipments             40483    40267    40580      0.5   -0.8    0.0
 New Orders            40498    40147    40559      0.9   -1.0   -0.4
Capital Goods
 Shipments             92469    91607    89776      0.9    2.0   -1.3
 New Orders            91128    89369    86865      2.0    2.9   -5.9
 Nondefense Capital Goods
  Shipments            79990    79617    77696      0.5    2.5   -1.9
  New Orders           77825    75071    74850      3.7    0.3   -4.7
  Excluding Aircraft
  Shipments            69239    68925    69030      0.5   -0.2    0.8
  New Orders           68502    68964    69687     -0.7   -1.0    0.5
 Defense Capital Goods
  Shipments            12479    11990    12080      4.1   -0.7    2.5
  New Orders           13303    14298    12015     -7.0   19.0  -13.1
Calculated by MNI:
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods
  Shipments            10751    10692     8666      0.6   23.4  -19.1
  New Orders            9323     6107     5163     52.7   18.3  -43.7
Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft
  Shipments             9574     9485     9405      0.9    0.9    3.8
  New Orders           10401     9647     8943      7.8    7.9  -17.8
Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air
  Shipments           232127   230582   230062      0.7    0.2    0.3
  New Orders          228323   227193   227384      0.5   -0.1   -2.4
Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.
  Shipments           236429   234927   234218      0.6    0.3    0.4
  New Orders          231819   231066   231767      0.3   -0.3   -2.3
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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