New orders for manufactured durable goods down in Sept
03 Nov '07
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This followed a 1.9 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, had the largest decrease, $2.9 billion or 4.9 percent to $56.7 billion.
Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four of the last five months, increased $4.3 billion or 2.1 percent to $206.0 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.4 percent August decrease. Petroleum and coal products led the increase, up $4.2 billion or 10.6 percent to $44.2 billion.
Unfilled Orders: Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up twenty-eight of the last twenty-nine months, increased $8.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $771.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase.
This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.2 percent August increase. Transportation equipment, up twenty consecutive months, had the largest increase, $5.6 billion or 1.3 percent to $446.6 billion.
Inventories: Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, up two of the last three months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.4 percent to $313.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent August decrease.
Machinery, up twenty-two of the last twenty-three months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $51.6 billion.
Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six of the last seven months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $205.6 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent August decrease. Petroleum and coal products drove the increase, up $1.8 billion or 5.4 percent to $35.6 billion.
By stage of fabrication, September materials and supplies decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and increased 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.5 percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in nondurable goods.
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