Posted April 7, 2026
Advance report: February orders for manufactured durable goods dip 1.4%
New orders for manufactured durable goods in February, which were down four of the last five months, decreased $4.4 billion or 1.4% to $315.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced April 7.
This followed a 0.5% January decrease.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.8%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.2%. Transportation equipment, also down four of the last five months, drove the decrease, $6.1 billion or 5.4% to $106.1 billion.
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