Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

US Durable Goods Orders Fall Sharply


(MENAFN) According to figures released Tuesday by the Census Bureau, new durable goods orders in the US dropped 2.2% in October compared to the prior month.

The value of new purchase orders for manufactured durable goods declined by $6.8 billion, reaching $307.4 billion. This downturn followed a revised 0.7% increase in September and was steeper than market forecasts of a 1.5% decline.

"Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease by $7.2 billion or 6.5% to $103.9 billion," the bureau noted in its statement.

Additional declines were recorded in nondefense orders (-20.1% to $17.4 billion), defense orders (-32.4% to $6.1 billion), aircraft orders, capital goods (-5.6% to $107.4 billion), and primary metals (-0.7% to $27.2 billion).

On the other hand, machinery orders rose 0.8% to $40 billion, while manufactured metal products increased 0.5% to $41.9 billion compared to September.

Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft—a key measure of business investment plans—registered a modest 0.5% increase.

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