New orders for manufactured durable goods in February decreased $3.2 billion or 1.4% to $231.3 billion. Analysts were expecting 0.3% incline. This decrease, down three of the last four months, followed a 2.0% January increase. Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, down four of the last five months, decreased $0.5 billion or 0.2% to $244.0 billion. This followed a 1.4% January decrease.
Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.4%, also missing forecasts on 0.3% rise. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.0%. Transportation equipment, also down three of the last four months, led the decrease, $2.5 billion or 3.5% to $69.5 billion.
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