The Durable Goods, advance report shows new orders increased by 3.7% for September 2013, but the gains are due to volatile aircraft and parts orders. Without transportation orders, which aircraft is a large part, durable goods new orders fell by -0.1%. Shipments increased by 0.2% and are at a record high level.
The Durable Goods, advance report shows new orders increased by 4.2% for June 2013. While the headline number sounds great, not so fast, the gains are on volatile aircraft new orders. Shipments did not change. Aircraft and parts new orders from the non-defense sector increased 31.4%. Aircraft & parts from the defense sector increased 18.7%. Excluding all transportation, which includes aircraft, new orders came in at zero. In other words, without transportation new orders didn't grow at all.
The Durable Goods, advance report shows new orders increased by 3.3% for April 2013. Wall Street soars, yet the gains are on volatile aircraft new orders. Aircraft and parts new orders from the non-defense sector increased 18.1% and jumped 53.3% from the defense sector. Excluding all transportation, new orders rose 1.3%. Core capital goods new orders increased 1.2%.
The Durable Goods advance report shows new orders declined by -5.2% for January 2013. But that's not the real story as Defense new orders plunged the most since January 2009. Without defense, durable goods new orders the January decline would have been just -0.4%.
The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders report shows factory new orders increased 0.8% for October. September showed a 4.5% increase whereas August had a -5.1% decline. This Census statistical release is called Factory Orders by the press and covers both durable and non-durable manufacturing orders, shipments and inventories.
The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders report shows factory new orders plunged -5.2% for August 2012. This Census statistical release is called Factory Orders by the press and covers both durable and non-durable manufacturing orders, shipments and inventories. This is the largest monthly drop since January 2009, although July showed a 2.6% increase.
The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders report shows a May 0.7% new orders increase after two months of decline. This statistical release is called Factory Orders by the press and covers both durable and non-durable manufacturing orders, shipments and inventories.
The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders report shows an April -0.6% decline in new orders after March's -2.1% new orders decline. This report is called Factory Orders by the press and covers both durable and non-durable manufacturing orders, shipments and inventories.
The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders report was released today. This report is called Factory Orders by the press and covers both durable and non-durable manufacturing orders, shipments and inventories. While new orders increased 1.3% from January, the first thing to notice is new orders have recovered to pre-recession levels.
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