New orders for manufactured durable goods in June 2012 increased 1.6 percent, to $221.6 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders fell 1.1 percent. Overall shipments increased 0.1 percent, while capital goods shipments rose 0.8 percent. Unfilled orders rose 0.4 percent and inventories increased 0.3 percent in June.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in May 2012 increased 1.1 percent, to $217.2 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders rose 0.4 percent. Overall shipments increased 0.7 percent, while capital goods shipments rose 1.3 percent. Unfilled orders were virtually unchanged and inventories increased 0.5 percent in May.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in April 2012 increased 0.2 percent, to $215.5 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders fell 0.6 percent. Overall shipments rose 0.7 percent, while capital goods shipments decreased 1.4 percent. Unfilled orders declined 0.1 percent and inventories increased 0.3 percent in April.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in March 2012 decreased 4.2 percent, to $202.6 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders fell 1.1 percent. Overall shipments rose 1.0 percent, while capital goods shipments increased 2.5 percent. Unfilled orders were virtually unchanged and inventories increased 0.4 percent.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in February 2012 increased 2.2 percent, to $211.8 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders rose 1.6 percent. Overall shipments fell 0.4 percent, while capital goods shipments fell 0.3 percent. Unfilled orders increased 1.3 percent and inventories rose 0.4 percent.
