Posted June 27, 2023
May durable goods up for third consecutive month
New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, up three consecutive months, increased $4.9 billion or 1.7% to $288.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced June 27.
This followed a 1.2% April increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.6%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 3.0%.
Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive months, led the increase – $3.9 billion or 3.9% to $102.6 billion.