New orders for manufactured durable goods in October decreased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $1.2 billion or 0.5% to $260.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
This decrease, down two consecutive months, followed a SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0.4% September decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0.5%. Excluding defense, new orders increased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0.8%. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, drove the SEASONALLY ADJUSTED decrease, 2.0 billion or 2.6% to $75.3 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up five of the last six months, increased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $4.0 billion or 1.5% to $261.5 billion. This followed A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0.6% September increase. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $2.3 billion or 3.2% to $75.3 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up nine consecutive months, increased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $3.1 billion or 0.2% to $1,249.7 billion. This followed A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0.7% September increase. Machinery, up nineteen consecutive months, led the increase, up A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED$1.4 billion or 1.2% to $113.7 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up nine consecutive months, increased A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $2.8 billion or 0.6% to $466.0 billion. This followed A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1.0% September increase. Fabricated metal products, up thirteen consecutive months, led the increase, up A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED $0.9 billion or 1.4% to $61.0 billion. https://www.floordaily.net/flooring-news/orders-for-durable-goods-slid-05-in-october
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 11:06AM by Aegidius25 https://ift.tt/3pdGgKQ
