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United States Durable Goods Orders
Last Release
Jun 30, 2024
Actual
-6.6
Units In
%
Previous
0.1
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Aug 26, 2024
Time to Release
30 Days 11 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
23.5 Jul 2014 | -19 Aug 2014 | 0.33 % | 1992-2024 | U.S. Census Bureau |
Durable Goods Orders refer to new orders placed with manufacturers for delivery of hard goods which meant to last at least three years.
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New orders for manufactured durable goods in the US slumped 6.6% month-over-month in June 2024, after four consecutive monthly increases and missing market expectations of a 0.3% increase. Transportation equipment drove the decrease, down by 20.5%, namely orders of motor vehicles and parts (-0.1%), nondefense aircraft and parts (-127.2%) and defense aircraft and parts (-10%). Orders also fell for capital goods (-18.4%), primary metals (-0.1%), and computers and related products (-1.1%). On the other hand, orders rose for fabricated metal products (0.2%), machinery (1.6%), communications equipment (3.5%), and electrical equipment, appliances, and component (1.3%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose by 1% in June, after a 0.9% fall in the prior month and better than market forecasts of a 0.2% increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.5%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 7.0%.
United States Durable Goods Orders History
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