Durable Goods At a Glance
New Orders: $213.6 billion
New Orders Change: Up slightly
Shipments Change: Down 1.1%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.9%
Inventory Change: up 0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 0.4%
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New Home Sales At a Glance
Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 512,000
Monthly Change: Down 2.5%
Annual Change: Down 40.3%
Median Sales Price: $231,000
Monthly change: Down $15,500
Unsold Inventory: 10.9 Months
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Current Account At a Glance
Current Account Deficit: $176.4 billion
Quarterly Change: Up $7.2 billion
Goods Deficit: $211.0 billion
Quarterly Change: Up $2.1 billion
Services Surplus: $36.1 billion
Quarterly Change: $Up 1 billion
Income Surplus: $29.8 billion
Quarterly Change: Down $6.5 billion
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Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted
Housing Starts: 975,000
Monthly Change: Down 3.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 32.1%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 1%
Housing Completions: 1,132,000
Monthly Change: Up 11.6%
Year-to-year Change: Down 26.9%
1-Family Monthly Change: Up 8.9%
Building Permits: 969,000
Monthly Change: Down 1.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 36.3%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 4%
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Monthly Sales At a Glance
Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $385.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1%
Annual Change: Up 2.5%
Retail Sales: $347 billion
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International Trade At a Glance
Exports: $155.5 billion
Monthly Change: Up $5 billion
Imports: $216.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up $9.4 billion
Trade Deficit: $60.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down $4.4 billion
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