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Durable Goods At a Glance

• New Orders: $214.7 billion
• New Orders Change: Up 0.1%
• Shipments Change: Down slightly
• Unfilled Orders Change: Up 1.0%
• Inventory Change: up 0.8%
• Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 3.8%

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ADVANCE REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November increased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $214.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This followed three consecutive monthly decreases including a 0.4 percent October decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.7 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 1.2 percent.
Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, down three of the last four months, decreased slightly to $213.3 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent October increase.
Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up thirty of the last thirty-one months, increased $7.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $787.5 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 percent October increase.
Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, up four of the last five months, increased $2.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $317.2 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent October increase.
Capital Goods Industries

Nondefense

Nondefense new orders for capital goods in November increased $2.8 billion or 3.8 percent to $75.9 billion.

Defense

Defense new orders for capital goods in November decreased $2.1 billion or 24.3 percent to $6.5 billion.

Durable Goods Orders (Advance) - November 2007 [PDF]

Source: Commerce Department, Census Bureau