New orders for US manufactured durable goods in November increased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $238.8 billion, the US Census Bureau announced Wednesday. This increase, up two consecutive months, followed a 2.9 percent October increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.5 percent. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, drove the increase, $0.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $82.2 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, up two of the last three months, increased $2.1 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $241.8 billion. This followed a 1.2 percent October decrease. Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three months, drove the increase, $2.3 billion or 2.9 percent to $80.8 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up two consecutive months, increased $1.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,194.0 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent October increase. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, led the increase, $1.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $799.5 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up two consecutive months, increased $1.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,194.0 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent October increase. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, led the increase, $1.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $799.5 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, down six of the last seven months, decreased $1.1 billion, or 0.3 percent, to $395.7 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent October decrease. Transportation, down four of the last five months, led the decrease, $0.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $129.8 billion.