<H3>• U.S. Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders — August 2015</H3>

New Orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $4.8 billion or 2.0 percent to $236.3 billion. This decrease, down following two consecutive monthly increases, followed a 1.9 percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased less than $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged. Excluding defense, new orders decreased $2.2 billion or 1.0 percent.

Shipments: Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased less than $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged, to $243.2 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent July increase.

Inventories: Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, up two of the last three months, increased $0.1 billion, or virtually unchanged, to $401.4 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent July decrease.

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