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    A Surprise Increase in Durable Goods Orders

    Written by Sandy Williams


    Durable goods orders rose 0.6 percent in October, beating economists’ expectations of a 1 percent or more decline. Most of the increase was due to orders for military equipment including an 18 percent increase for military aircraft.

    A bright spot for the metals industry in October was a 1.8 percent increase in fabricated metal product orders.

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