Posted August 26, 2026
July durable goods orders increase for sixth consecutive month
New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up four of the last five months, increased $3.6 billion or 1.1% to $339.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday.
This followed a 0.5% June increase.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.4%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 1.3%.
Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $2.6 billion or 2.3 percent to $116.2 billion.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
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