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Durable Goods At a Glance

• New Orders: $207.8 billion
• New Orders Change: Up 0.8%
• Shipments Change: Up 0.2%
• Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.4%
• Inventory Change: Up 0.4%
• Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 0.8%

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

New Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $207.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fourth increase in the last five months and followed a 5.5 percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.6 percent.
Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up three of the last four months, increased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $208.8 billion. This followed a 4.2 percent August decrease.
Unfilled Orders
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up thirty-one of the last thirty-two months, increased $3.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $829.6 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent August increase.
Inventories
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.4 percent to $340.2 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.8 percent August increase.
Capital Goods Industries
Nondefense
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in September increased $0.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $69.3 billion.
Defense
Defense new orders for capital goods in September increased $1.9 billion or 19.6 percent to $11.8 billion.

Durable Goods Orders – September 2008 [PDF]

Source: Commerce Department, Census Bureau