Posted August 27, 2024
Transporation drives latest durable goods increase
New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up five of the last six months, increased $26.1 billion or 9.9% to $289.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
This followed a 6.9% June decrease.
Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.2%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 10.4%.
Transportation equipment, up two of the last three months, drove the increase by $26.4 billion – or 34.8% – to $102.2 billion.
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