[Marxism] About that recovery.........

[S. Artesian]

New Order

New orders for manufactured durable goods in June
decreased $4.1 billion or 2.5 percent to $158.6 billion,
the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease
followed two consecutive monthly increases including a
1.3 percent May increase. Excluding transportation, new
orders increased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new
orders decreased 0.7 percent.

Transportation equipment, down following two
consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease,
$5.3 billion or 12.8 percent to $36.5 billion.

Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June,
down eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion
or 0.2 percent to $168.3 billion. This was the longest
streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series
was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and
followed a 2.6 percent May decrease.

Computers and electronic products, down five of the
last six months, had the largest decrease, $0.4 billion or
1.6 percent to $27.4 billion.

Unfilled Orders
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in
June, down nine consecutive months, decreased $6.6
billion or 0.9 percent to $740.1 billion. This followed a
0.3 percent May decrease.
Transportation equipment, down nine consecutive
months, had the largest decrease, $5.9 billion or 1.3
percent to $433.3 billion.


http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf