Durable Goods Orders

Orders that companies make for consumer products designed and intended to last longer than three years. Some examples of durable goods, such as cars, are expensive, while others, such as forks and knives, are not. If durable goods orders increase, it is a sign of a healthy economy because it shows that consumers are willing to make major purchases. As such, durable goods orders are a major economic indicator.

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The Commerce Department said on Thursday durable goods orders, items ranging from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last three years or more, dropped 18.

US business spending plans, jobs data support growth outlook

The Commerce Department said on Tuesday durable goods orders dropped 4.

U.S. durable goods orders unexpectedly plunge in December

WASHINGTON, June 25 (KUNA) -- US durable goods orders recorded an increase in May which was led by the increase in transportation equipment, official data showed Tuesday.

US durable goods orders increase in May

And, excluding transportation, total durable goods orders rose 1.

US January Durable Goods Orders Better Than They Look

Durable goods orders less volatile orders for transport dropped by 0.

UFS Investment Company - Daily review of the debt markets, Aug 27, 2012

Thu, Jul 26, 2012 Aircraft orders push up durable goods Orders for long-lasting goods rose in June as aircraft sales surged, though falling demand elsewhere offers the latest sign of a slowing recovery.

Features

US: Durable Goods Orders Most manufacturing surveys show decelerating or weakening new orders so commentators are cautious on the outlook.

ECONOMIC DATA

The latest durable goods orders are not looking good and there was some pretty gloomy prognostication coming from the Federal Reserve.

Report for April 2012

The Commerce Department said durable goods orders dropped 3.

US DURABLE ORDERS SLUMP

While durable goods orders are extremely volatile, the report added to a raft of recent data suggesting that the loss of economic growth momentum encountered as the year started persisted into the early part of the second quarter.

Quake shrinks US manufacturing

Durable goods orders excluding transportation rose 2 per cent after falling by 2.

US records surge in demand for durable goods

The FTSE 100 Index struggled to keep above the 5100 mark and closed 46 points down at 5109, after the US Commerce Department said durable goods orders only rose 0.