New orders up 1.8% in September US Census Bureau reports
New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up six of the last seven months, increased $6.3 billion or 1.8% to $345.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Monthly Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments Inventories and Orders.
This followed a 0.1% August increase.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.5%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.2%. Transportation equipment, up two of the last three months, led the increase, $5.2 billion — 4.6% — to $119.8 billion.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The September/October issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about Rotator Products. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam and Frank Hurtte, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
