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

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, down eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2% 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% May decrease.

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, down nine consecutive months, decreased $6.6 billion or 0.9% to $740.1 billion. This followed a 0.3% May decrease. …