Durable Goods Orders During April 2020

The Durable Goods Orders report for April 2020 was released by the Commerce Department this morning:

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Predicted: -18.0%

• Actual: $169,966,000,000 (-$35,379,000,000 [-17.229%])

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• March 2020 (revised): $205,345,000,000 (-$40,850,000,000 [-16.593%])

 
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Chart: Durable Goods Orders - April 2020 Update

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The yellow-highlighted figures represent the dollar amount of new orders for durable or hard goods for immediate or future delivery from U.S. manufacturers, along with both the dollar and month-to-month percentage change.

Examples of durable goods: cars, airplanes, computers, furniture -- items that are built to last at least three years.

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• Click here to view the full Commerce Department report (PDF).

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