New orders for manufactured durable goods in November decreased $11.0 billion or 4.6 percent to $228.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease, down following four consecutive monthly increases, followed a 4.8 percent October increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.5 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 6.6 percent. Transportation equipment, also down following four consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $11.7 billion or 13.2 percent to $76.6 billion.

Nondefense new orders for capital goods in November decreased $15.6 billion or 19.5 percent to $64.4 billion. Shipments decreased $0.9 billion or 1.2 percent to $70.3 billion. Unfilled orders decreased $5.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $697.1 billion. Inventories increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $170.1 billion.