(09-30-21) The U.S. Census Bureau announces the August advance report on durable goods manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders: New Orders – New orders for manufactured durable goods in August increased $4.6 billion or 1.8 percent to $263.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, followed a 0.5 percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.2 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.4 percent. Transportation equipment, up three of the last four months, led the increase, $4.2 billion or 5.5 percent to $80.8 billion. Shipments – Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $256.1 billion. This followed a 2.0 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, down following two consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $2.0 billion or 2.7 percent to $73.5 billion. Unfilled Orders – Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in August, up seven consecutive months, increased $11.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $1,239.3 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven months, led the increase, $7.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $820.8 billion. Inventories – Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, up seven consecutive months, increased $3.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $457.9 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, also up seven consecutive months, led the increase, $1.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $153.4 billion. Capital Goods – Nondefense new orders for capital goods in August increased $7.4 billion or 9.0 percent to $89.9 billion. Shipments increased $0.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $79.4 billion. Unfilled orders increased $10.5 billion or 1.4 percent to $754.9 billion. Inventories increased $0.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $201.2 billion. Defense new orders for capital goods in August decreased $1.0 billion or 8.3 percent to $11.4 billion. Shipments decreased $0.3 billion or 2.3 percent to $12.4 billion. Unfilled orders decreased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $187.7 billion. Inventories increased $0.2 billion or 0.8 percent to $21.0 billion. Revised July Data – Revised seasonally adjusted July figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $509.6 billion (revised from $508.1 billion); shipments, $508.0 billion (revised from $508.5 billion); unfilled orders, $1,227.5 billion (revised from $1,225.6 billion) and total inventories, $745.1 billion (revised from $744.4 billion).
Durable Goods – Shipments and New Orders (09-30-21)
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