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New orders for manufactured durable goods rise
30 Jan '08
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Inventories:
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in December, up five of the last six months, increased $3.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $320.7 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 November increase.
Transportation equipment, up eleven of the last twelve months, had the largest increase, $2.3 billion or 2.8 percent to $82.1 billion.
Capital Goods:
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in December increased $4.2 billion or 5.4 percent to $81.1 billion. Shipments increased $1.1 billion or 1.7 percent to $68.6 billion. Unfilled orders increased $12.5 billion or 2.8 percent to $461.9 billion. Inventories increased $1.4 billion or 1.1 percent to $127.0 billion.
Defense new orders for capital goods in December increased $5.2 billion or 80.6 percent to $11.6 billion. Shipments decreased $0.4 billion or 4.9 percent to $8.0 billion. Unfilled orders increased $3.7 billion or 2.5 percent to $148.5 billion. Inventories increased $0.7 billion or 4.1 percent to $18.4 billion.
Revised November Data:
Revised seasonally adjusted November figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $432.0 billion (revised from $430.3 billion); shipments, $429.3 billion (revised from $429.4 billion); unfilled orders, $788.6 billion (revised from $786.8 billion); and total inventories, $524.1 billion (revised from $524.4 billion).
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in December, up five of the last six months, increased $3.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $320.7 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 November increase.
Transportation equipment, up eleven of the last twelve months, had the largest increase, $2.3 billion or 2.8 percent to $82.1 billion.
Capital Goods:
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in December increased $4.2 billion or 5.4 percent to $81.1 billion. Shipments increased $1.1 billion or 1.7 percent to $68.6 billion. Unfilled orders increased $12.5 billion or 2.8 percent to $461.9 billion. Inventories increased $1.4 billion or 1.1 percent to $127.0 billion.
Defense new orders for capital goods in December increased $5.2 billion or 80.6 percent to $11.6 billion. Shipments decreased $0.4 billion or 4.9 percent to $8.0 billion. Unfilled orders increased $3.7 billion or 2.5 percent to $148.5 billion. Inventories increased $0.7 billion or 4.1 percent to $18.4 billion.
Revised November Data:
Revised seasonally adjusted November figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $432.0 billion (revised from $430.3 billion); shipments, $429.3 billion (revised from $429.4 billion); unfilled orders, $788.6 billion (revised from $786.8 billion); and total inventories, $524.1 billion (revised from $524.4 billion).
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