durable goods

Durable Goods New Orders Up 1.9% for Advance Report, May 2011

New Orders in Durable Goods increased +1.9% for May 2011. April was significantly revised to -2.7% from -3.6%.

Core capital goods new orders increased +1.6%, after declining -0.8% last month. Core capital goods is an investment gauge for the bet the private sector is placing on America's future economic growth.

 

Factory Orders up 3.0% for March 2011

The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders for March 2011 was released today. New orders overall increased 3.0%. Removing transportation (which includes aircraft) from the numbers, new orders increased 2.6%. This report is commonly referred to as Factory Orders in the press and refers to domestic manufactured goods, both durable and non-durable.

Durable Goods New Orders Up 2.7% for Advance Report, January 2011

New Orders in Durable Goods increased +2.7% for January 2011, after last month's -0.4% decrease, which was significantly revised. In spite of the final numbers, this report is not good news. New orders in transportation equipment, which includes non-defense air-o-planes increased 27.6%. Core capital goods new orders decreased -6.9%.

Durable Goods New Orders Down 2.5% for December 2010

New Orders in Durable Goods dropped -2.5% for December 2010, after last month's -0.1% decrease, which was significantly revised. New orders has declined 4 of the past 5 months. New orders in non-defense capital goods decreased -6.3%. Core capital goods new orders increased 1.4%. Nondefense aircraft & parts new orders dropped -99.5%. Even for volatile aircraft that's an astounding drop.

Factory Orders for November 2010 - New Orders up, 0.7%, Core Capital Goods up 2.6%

The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders for November 2010 was released today. New orders overall increased 0.7%. Removing transportation (which includes aircraft) from the numbers, new orders increased 2.4%. This report is commonly referred to as Factory Orders in the press and refers to domestic manufactured goods, both durable and non-durable.

Durable Goods New Orders Down 1.3% for November 2010

New Orders in Durable Goods dropped -1.3% for November 2010, after last month's -3.1% decrease, revised. New orders has declined 3 of the past 4 months. New orders in non-defense capital goods decreased -6.8%. Core capital goods new orders increased 2.6%. Nondefense aircraft & parts new orders dropped -53.1% and shipments declined -8.6%.

 

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