交易新闻
24 Apr 2015
US durable good orders gave another weak signal despite headline
FXStreet (Córdoba) - The US durable goods new orders report showed a gain of 4% in March, surpassing expectations but the details of the report were disappointing and completely offset the main number.
The core index, excluding transport orders dropped 0.2%, falling for the second month in a row and surprised analyst that expected a gain of 0.3%. It was the seventh consecutive month that the report is below expectations. The numbers gave another weak signal of the current state of the US economy.
Key Quotes:
“New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $9.3 billion or 4.0 percent to $240.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up two of the last three months, followed a 1.4 percent February decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.2 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.6 percent.”
“Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $2.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $246.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent February decrease.”
“Nondefense new orders for capital goods in March increased $2.7 billion or 3.5 percent to $80.2 billion. Shipments decreased $0.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $79.7 billion. Unfilled orders increased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $728.6 billion. Inventories increased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $186.7 billion.”
“Revised seasonally adjusted February figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $468.0 billion (revised from $468.3 billion); shipments, $481.1 billion (revised from $481.3 billion); unfilled orders, $1,156.2 billion (revised from $1,156.3 billion); and total inventories, $650.8 billion (revised from $651.0 billion).”
The core index, excluding transport orders dropped 0.2%, falling for the second month in a row and surprised analyst that expected a gain of 0.3%. It was the seventh consecutive month that the report is below expectations. The numbers gave another weak signal of the current state of the US economy.
Key Quotes:
“New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $9.3 billion or 4.0 percent to $240.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up two of the last three months, followed a 1.4 percent February decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.2 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.6 percent.”
“Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $2.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $246.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent February decrease.”
“Nondefense new orders for capital goods in March increased $2.7 billion or 3.5 percent to $80.2 billion. Shipments decreased $0.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $79.7 billion. Unfilled orders increased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $728.6 billion. Inventories increased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $186.7 billion.”
“Revised seasonally adjusted February figures for all manufacturing industries were: new orders, $468.0 billion (revised from $468.3 billion); shipments, $481.1 billion (revised from $481.3 billion); unfilled orders, $1,156.2 billion (revised from $1,156.3 billion); and total inventories, $650.8 billion (revised from $651.0 billion).”