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New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down following four consecutive monthly increases, fell US$19.9 billion or 6.3% to US$296.3 billion ($459.1 billion).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rebounded sharply in May, boosted by a surge in commercial aircraft bookings, though economic uncertainty stemming from import ...
Economists had forecast these so-called core capital goods orders would gain 0.2% after a previously reported 0.8% jump in January. Shipments of core capital goods rebounded 0.9%, the most in a ...
The value of core capital goods orders, a less-volatile proxy for investment in equipment that excludes aircraft and military hardware, decreased 1.3% last month after an upwardly revised 0.3% ...
Core capital goods shipments slipped 0.1% after increasing 0.5% in March. Nondefense capital goods orders slumped 19.1%. Shipments of these goods rebounded 3.5% after falling 1.1% in March.
Shipments of core capital goods increased 0.6% after climbing 0.4% in November. BOEING STRIKE DRAG Non-defense capital goods orders fell 7.8% last month after dropping 3.2% in November.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast these so-called core capital goods orders would edge up 0.1%. Core capital goods shipments fell 0.3% after dipping 0.1% in the prior month.
Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, increased 0.2% last month after a downwardly revised 0.2% drop in July, the Commerce ...
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in August, though business spending on equipment appears to have lost momentum in the third quarter. Non-defense capital goods ...