U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
June 2015 Advance Report released July 27, 2015 at 8:30 A.M. EDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2015, AT 8:30 A.M. EDT
Adriana Stoica
Economic Indicators Division
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Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers Shipments, Inventories and Orders
June 2015
New Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in June increased $7.7 billion or 3.4 percent to $235.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, followed a 2.1 percent May decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.8 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 3.8 percent.
Transportation equipment, also up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $6.4 billion or 8.9 percent to $78.4 billion.
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