Economy

July 28, 2015
Durable Goods Shipments, Inventories and Orders
Written by Peter Wright
New orders for durable goods in June increased by 3.4 percent month on month to $235.337 billion. This exceeded analysts’ expectations but the strongest component was an increase in civil aircraft orders. Orders for motor vehicles and parts retained their strength. The three month moving average (3MMA) declined by 0.2 percent. The 3MMA has been trailing its trend for the last seven months (Figure 1)



