New orders for manufactured durable goods in January 2010 increased 3.0% from December 2009, to $175.7 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.6% from the prior month, to $131.0 billion. Total shipments decreased 0.2% to $180.7 billion.
New orders for manufactured goods in December 2009 increased 0.3% to $167.9 billion from November. For 2009 as a whole, new orders for manufactured goods declined 20.2%. Excluding transportation, new orders rose 0.9% in December 2009 to $130.6 billion from November. Total shipments increased 2.9% in December.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in July 2010 increased 0.3% from June's level, to $193.0 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 3.8%. Capital goods shipments rose 1.4%, while overall shipments increased 2.2%. Inventories rose 0.6% in July.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in June 2010 fell 1.0%, to $190.5 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.6%. While overall shipments decreased 0.3%, capital goods shipments rose 0.6%. Inventories rose 0.9% in June.
