Ekonomické zprávy
27.10.2021

U.S. durable goods orders decrease less than forecast in September

The U.S. Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that the durable goods orders declined 0.4 percent m-o-m in September, following a revised 1.3 percent m-o-m climb in August (originally a 1.8 percent m-o-m surge). This was the first drop in durable goods orders since April.

Economists had forecast a 1.1 percent m-o-m plunge.

Meanwhile, orders for durable goods excluding transportation went up 0.4 percent m-o-m in September, following a revised 0.3 percent m-o-m gain in August (originally a 0.2 percent m-o-m increase), being in line with economists’ forecast.

Elsewhere, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, jumped 0.8 m-o-m in September after a revised 0.5 percent increase m-o-m in August (originally a 0.6 percent m-o-m rise). Economists had called for a 0.5 percent m-o-m increase in core capital goods orders in September.

Shipments of these core capital goods surged 1.4 percent m-o-m in September after a 0.7 percent m-o-m growth in the prior month.

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