The U.S. Census Bureau reported new orders for manufactured durable goods rose $6.8 billion or 2.7% to $258.5 billion in March, easily beating the consensus. The increase follows a decrease of 1.1% in February.
The consensus forecast was looking for a gain of 0.7%, ranging from a low of -0.5% to a high of 1.9%. Durable goods have been up four of the last five months.
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.4%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.3%.
Prior | Revised | Consensus | Range | Actual | |
New Orders – M/M ∆ | -1.6% | -1.1% | 0.7% | -0.5% – 1.9% | 2.7% |
Ex-Transportation – M/M ∆ | 0.1 % | -0.2 % | 0.2 % | 0.1 % – 0.6 % | 0.4 % |
Core Capital Goods – M/M ∆ | -0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % – 0.4 % | 1.3 % |
Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five months, led the increase, rising $6.1 billion or 7.0% to $93.8 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods increased $0.9 billion, or 0.3% to $259.6 billion in March, and are up four of the last five months. This followed a 0.3% gain in February. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, drove the increase, $1.0 billion or 1.1% to $90.7 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in March, rose $3.2 billion or 0.3% to $1,181.9 billion, and have been up two of the last three months. This followed a 0.2% decline in February.
Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three months, led the increase, rising $3.1 billion or 0.4% to $811.9 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods have been up twenty‐six of the last twenty‐seven months, and rose $1.4 billion or 0.3% to $420.5 billion in March. This followed a 0.4 percent February increase.
Machinery, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, led the gain rising $0.7 billion or 1.0% to $71.6 billion.
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in March increased $4.9 billion or 6.5% to $80.5 billion, with shipments increasing less than $0.1 billion at $79.0 billion.
Unfilled orders rose $1.4 billion or 0.2% to $708.2 billion. Inventories increased $1.3 billion or 0.7% to $184.9 billion. Defense new orders for capital goods in March rose $1.0 billion or 7.4% to $13.9 billion. Shipments increased $0.1 billion or 1.0% to $12.6 billion.
Unfilled orders increased $1.4 billion or 0.9% to $158.1 billion. Inventories increased $0.2 billion or 0.8% to $23.1 billion.
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