New orders for manufactured durable goods in September decreased $3.2 billion to $241.6 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.2 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.5 percent. Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive months, led the decrease, $2.8 billion or 3.7 percent to $73.4 billion.
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up three of the last four months, increased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $245.6 billion. This followed a 1.8 percent August decrease. Fabricated metal products, up eight of the last nine months, drove the increase, $0.2 billion or 0.6 percent to $30.5 billion.
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $3.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,168.7 billion.
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $404.8 billion.
Nondefense new orders for capital goods in September decreased $4.6 billion or 5.4 percent to $82.0 billion. Shipments increased $0.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $80.2 billion. Unfilled orders increased $1.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $733.3 billion. Inventories increased $1.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $184.9 billion. Defense new orders for capital goods in September increased $0.6 billion or 7.4 percent to $9.4 billion. Shipments decreased $0.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $9.7 billion. Unfilled orders decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $157.8 billion. Inventories decreased $0.3 billion or 1.2 percent to $23.6 billion.