Monthly Advance Report on Durable Goods May 2022

GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES

Orders at U.S. factories for long-lasting goods and heavy machinery rose 0.7%, $267.2 billion +0.7%in May, a stronger than expected report. Economists had forecast a 0.2% advance. It was the seventh gain in the last eight months.

Viewed by investors as a signal of future business; factories are still producing a lot of goods despite ongoing supply and labor shortages.

 

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $1.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $267.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up seven of the last eight months, followed a 0.4 percent April increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.7 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.6 percent. Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, led the increase, $0.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $87.6 billion.

 

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $3.6 billion or 1.3 percent to $268.4 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent April increase. Transportation equipment, up seven of the last eight months, led the increase, $1.7 billion or 2.1 percent to $84.7 billion.

 

https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf

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